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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>How dry was the bearing? Are there any signs that it overheated such as discolored metal? Insufficient grease could have caused it to fail.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 28, 2018 7:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Front wheel bearing query<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Some wisdom from the gurus please.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>We’re looking at a MKII BT7 here. Disc brakes and wire wheels.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Now, I’ve “done” bearings before and maybe did this one wrong last time……<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>So, I took it all apart. No worries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I cleaned everything off in white spirit and, once all was pristine and dry, I gave everything a quick look. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>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? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>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?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>(The inner bearing seems fine).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>And, yes, I will get a new washer and I’m replacing both bearings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>It’s just curiosity really.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>