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Re: [Fot] Hubs n Bearings

To: malaboge@aol.com,fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Hubs n Bearings
From: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:30:55 -0600
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I assume you've perused the Timken bearing catalog for the bearing 
sizes.  If not, I'd suggest that...

I've got a PDF of the applicable section of the catalog I've attached 
(but will be stripped in the list's message).

Cheers, Tony

At 01:01 AM 12/23/2013, malaboge@aol.com wrote:
>Herebs the issue-
>
>
>Ibm workin on front suspension thatbs made up of GT6 styleuprights with
>TR4 style hubs.  Theuprights are like the GT6 unit except that they are
>drilled for the TR4 taperedaxle (smaller than the GT6 axle). Ibve seen these
>uprights on some of the more esotericBritish bgarden shedbcars (TVRbs,
>Elvabs and Loti) so theybre not totallystrange.  BUT, I want to put a set
>of thetrunionless uprights on this ride so that I do not suffer the indignity
>ofwatching one of the wheels leave the car at some inopportune moment!
>
>
>
>Herebs thefly in the ointmentb&they only make them for the GT6 stub axle.
>
>
>So, I can find a bearing that will fit the outer end of the GTaxle and TR hub,
>but not the inner. Seems the closest I can find is about 50 thou larger in
>O.D.  So before I chuck the hub up and bore thebearing hole in the inner TR
>hub largerb& does anyone have a way to accomplish thissetup without my having
>to unscrupulously modify the TR hubs?
>
>
>Nick in Nor Cal
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