I'm sure Loc-Tite makes a product for fixing this problem...Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Schwarz" <aschwarz11@comcast.net>
To: "Triumph 6 Pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 1:41 PM
Subject: TR6 Wheel Woes
> After cleaning the front wheel bearings and hubs, I found that the outer
> race,
> in the right side unit, will rotate. It was easy to remove. It looks like
> it
> has rotated in the past, but there is no galling on either side. Here are
> the
> measurements:
>
> Bore: 1.6260. OD of race: 1.6257. As this is only a clearance of .0003, is
> there any way to fix this? I thought of trying to get a new race, but
> since
> some of the wear is probably also in the hub it would still be loose. One
> thing that I am considering is to grind a small notch in the mating
> surfaces
> of the hub and race, line up the notches and put JB Weld in them.
>
> Another piece of good news is that I discovered that a rotor thickness
> check
> showed a reading of .455 or only .005 over the minimum stamped on the
> rotor.
> And, they do need to be turned. So, it looks like new rotors are in order.
> Any
> suggestions for sources? I believe that I read somewhere to look out for
> some
> imports as the quality is not good.
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Andy
>
> 70 TR6
>
> Renton, WA
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