[Healeys] Front wheel bearing query

[John Spaur]

How dry was the bearing? Are there any signs that it overheated such as
discolored metal? Insufficient grease could have caused it to fail.

 

John

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2018 7:31 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Front wheel bearing query

 

Hi,

Some wisdom from the gurus please.

We're looking at a MKII BT7 here. Disc brakes and wire wheels.

Now, I've "done" bearings before and maybe did this one wrong last time..

So, I took it all apart. No worries.

The outer bearing was completely shot. Surprisingly so as there had been
very little movement indeed when moving the wheel once off the ground. And
no "crunchiness" to the rotation. Certainly no noise or panic inducing
anything.

I cleaned everything off in white spirit and, once all was pristine and dry,
I gave everything a quick look. 

See item 4, "washer". The tab on mine had broken off in the groove on the
hub. Now, I see that this washer is perhaps better called the "locating
washer" when one is looking at the picture for the disc wheel setup. 

But I don't really see what the tab is good for..surely the washer can't
rotate once everything is tightened up, shims in situ etcetc? 

Can the washer have been rotating? Surely not? And could the tab's fracture
have anything to do with the condition of my outer bearing?

(The inner bearing seems fine).

And, yes, I will get a new washer and I'm replacing both bearings.

It's just curiosity really.

Thanks,

Simon

 

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