[Healeys] Odd issue with axle case

[richard mayor]

Oooops. Got my facts confused last night. The axle nut secures the inner race
of the hub bearing onto the axle tube. So, I do not know why there would be a
difference of 1/4" from side to side, unless someone fitted a spacer to the
inside of one bearing to move the hub outward a bit. Perhaps to keep a tire
from rubbing on the inner fender well?
What I was trying to describe in my post last night is that if the spacer
ring, aka distance piece, is left out, the outer race of the hub bearing will
not be properly clamped by the axle flange when things are nipped up. That
will allow the outer bearing race to eventually spin and then allow the outer
bearing race to wear itself into the hub. This will result in massive amounts
of end play and require replacement of the hub.

Richard Mayor
BN7L-466  Vintage Racer
Portland, Oregon




> From: mayorrichard at hotmail.com
> To: jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net; healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 02:30:39 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Odd issue with axle case
>
> John,
> When the nut is tight, is there any end play in the hub? I suspect that the
> side that had the nut 1/4" further in has about 1/4" of end play.
> I do not know if this is your problem, but I have seen rear hubs that have
had
> the spacer ring (distance piece) ground into the hub by 1/8" or more. I
> suspect that it was because the nut had not been tightened sufficiently the
> last time it had been fiddled with and it allowed the distance piece to
spin,
> thereby grinding itself into the hub.
>
> Richard Mayor
> BN7L-466  Vintage Racer
> Portland, Oregon
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 19:22:44 -0800
> > To: healeys at autox.team.net
> > From: jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net
> > Subject: [Healeys] Odd issue with axle case
> >
> > As I was removing the axle bearing hub retaining nut I noticed that
> > the nut on the right side was further in that the nut on the left
> > side. It was about 1/4" There were no missing parts and the bearings
> > and bearing spacers are all the same thicknesses.
> >
> > What might cause this?
> >
> > TIA,
> > John Spaur
> > '62BT7
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