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<DIV><FONT size=2>If the oil seal collar fits on the stub axle and the oil seal
itself is pressed into the hub, as on the MGB, then the spacer has to butt up
against the inner race of the bearing. Anything else would mean the oil
seal or the outer race would have to rotate inside the hub.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I don't know whether this <A
href="http://www.mgexp.com/article/mgb/mg-midget-wheel-bearings/bad-midget-wire-wheel-hub.jpg">http://www.mgexp.com/article/mgb/mg-midget-wheel-bearings/bad-midget-wire-wheel-hub.jpg</A> is
any help but it describes how what seems to be a similar problem can occur on
the Midget which has fully assembled ball bearings instead of tapered
rollers. Replacement hubs have a radius where the inner race of the outer
bearing butts up against a shoulder, which holds the bearing further out than it
should be. The spacer is loose, but everything else is 'tight' as it is
the bearings themselves that are taking any force applied to the nut and will
fail prematurely. As long as the nut is not tightened you could still
achieve the .002 to .004 (same as the MGB it seems) end float on the bearings,
but at the expense of having the bearing inners free to move on the stub axle
and loss of strength in the axle itself. Steering would be fine.
Ironically there are more than a few that opine this is the best way to set
up MGB front wheel bearings!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>PaulH.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><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></DIV>
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