[Healeys] Squeak at speed?

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Thu Apr 12 07:26:56 MDT 2012


re: "...tighten the hub castle nut one or two flats. "

... which I failed to do sufficiently one time and 'spun' the large, keyed flatwasher under the castellated nut.  
Produced a very loud 'skreech' until the washer turned about 45deg and embedded itself into the threads of the axle shaft.

Fortunately, the sound went away after the washer stopped turning and it was otherwise OK for the 3K mile trip.

Bob

On 4/12/2012 3:13 AM, Alan Seigrist wrote:
> Scott -
>
> I suspect your bearings are either undershimmed or you need to tighten
> the hub castle nut one or two flats.
>
> Alan
>
> On 4/12/12, scott willis<ahpowered at hotmail.com>  wrote:
>> After driving my BN7 I start to get a rhythmic squeak which sounds like it
>> is
>> coming from the rt front wheel area. It starts after going about 5 miles or
>> so. It sounds like a spring or something. I can stop it by slightly turning
>> the steering back and forth but it starts immediately when i go straight. I
>> got home to remove the wheel and I noticed the knock off was much hotter on
>> the rt side compared to the left which was just warm. Do you think this is
>> bearings? My rotor spins ok so i don't think it is the brake. Sounds like a
>> squeaky bed. i cannot see any problems.
>>
>> Hmmm. Thanks for any suggestions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Scott Willis
>> Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA
>> 59 MGA
>> 66 E-Type FHC
>>
>>


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