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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Yes, I think all three of us are singing in harmony. Both sides on my A were missing the oil seal spacer. From looking at the drawing in the workbook, and not having my spacer yet, it appears that that spacer fits in the inner diameter of the oil seal and butts up against the brake adapter plate and the inner bearing bearing (can’t tell if it is the inner or outer race). I am really surprised that I don’t have significant damage with the oil seal spacer missing: I would have thought the steering would be really bad.<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'>The 1500, 1600, and MkII don’t use shims, only the twin cam and deluxe use those because of different kinds of bearings, as I understand it. I did however, buy spacers because of the extended space I seem to be running. That may resolve itself with the various new parts.<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'>Clayton<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> PaulHunt73 [mailto:paulhunt73@virginmedia.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 19, 2015 1:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> crk@godblessthe.us; mgs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mgs] Follow up to MGA 1600 MkII front end suspension suspense<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Are you and Barney singing off the same hymn-sheet? What Barney describes sounds the same to me as the MGB - that is the inner races are held tightly between a the oil seal collar on the inner part of the stub axle and the clamping nut and washer, with spacer and shims between them. Clamped like that - to between 40 and 70 ft lb on the MGB at least - the inners can't spin on the axle. But I thought it had already been established that your version of the MGA isn't like that anyway.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If the oil seal collar is missing, i.e. the part that the oil seal lip runs on, then with the MGB system (again at least) you will never get correct assembly of hub, bearings and axle as that takes up 1/4" or more of the effective length of the stub axle and hence play in the assembly.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I also suggested that if the problem was only on one side, then carefully dismantle the other and compare components and dimensions.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>PaulH.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>... I don’t really understand why the inner races can be so relatively loose. Because of the relative damage to the spindle, a noticeable wear on one side of the spindle especially on the outer bearings, I would think that a slip fit inner race, even with axial compression, would allow potential spinning on the spindle causing wear similar to what I am seeing.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>