[Healeys] Front Hub Runout

[Mike Tobin]

It's the hub.
Shoulda done this before I went for help.  Put the hub from the off side on
and its fine.
This probably explains how absolutely horrid the front end shake had gotten
when it was last driven.  I figured it was just the crappy old tires and
wheels.  The thing had not shown any shaking until the last couple months
(which included a cross-country trip and a half).   Guessing the shaking
from shitty wheel and tire stressed the hub.
Cheers,
Mike

On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 10:33 PM, <sentenac.rw at gmail.com> wrote:

> It could be helpful to know what the history of your hub is.  If it is
> new, it still might be faulty.  You tightened the bearings until they
> started to bind and then backed off until just free.  You might try
> repeating that and see if anything changes.
>
> You might also try installing the disc and see if that forces a better
> runout at the disc perimeter, which is what you are looking for.
>
> -Roland
> On Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:20:22 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >All,Thanks to y'all I've gotten the calipers apart and together again.Now
> I've run into a problem trying to fit the first one.It looks like I've
> maybe an 1/8" of runout at the hub (measured at the edge of the hub flange
> - I've taken the disc off).I'm using new bearings and the races appear to
> have been driven home.  I tightened the hub down without the shims like the
> book says to make sure they're seated. The turning action of the hub is
> smooth.Any suggestions as to where the runout could be coming from and how
> to check?The archive mentions that sometimes the ends of the distance piece
> aren't really parallel.
> >Thanks Yet Again,Mike TobinTownsend, Montana
>
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