Roland,
Don't confuse the poor guy more than he already is.<grin>
Richard stated his car is 27068, and the change point to the later coarse
thread hubs with the smaller outer bearings is before that, at 26705.
Agreed, he has bought the early hubs and needs the later hubs. He should
change the bearings while he's at it too. By the time he's drifted the outer
races out of the old hub, especialy the larger inboard one, he's likely
harmed them anyway. Don't ask me how I know!
Rich Chrysler
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roland Wilhelmy" <rwil@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Richard Pratt" <prattri@msn.com>
Cc: "Healeys@Autox. Team. Net" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: BJ8 Hubs
> You should have the fine threaded hubs, not the late BJ8 hubs,
> according to the chassis number of your car. If the hubs have been
> replaced with coarse threaded (for the knockoffs) ones, then you
> probably need to use late BJ8 bearings too. If your knock offs fit the
> threads on the new hubs, you just need to get the right outer
> bearings. If your knock offs don't fit on the hubs, then you need to
> exchange your hubs for the other type of BJ8 hub. Bearings are
> relatively cheap. Hubs are not.
>
> -Roland
>
> On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:45:47 -0500, you wrote:
>
> ::List,
> ::
> ::Based upon the responses I have received, I need to provide additional
> info.
> ::I have an early Phase 2 BJ8 27068 made in 5/64.
> ::
> ::When I purchased new chrome wire wheels, I also wanted to replace the
> ::original hubs.
> ::
> ::After receiving the new hubs, I removed the outer race of the outer
> bearing
> ::from the old hubs.
> ::
> ::When I went to install them in the new hubs, the outer race of the outer
> ::bearing was too small(approximately 1/8 on the Dia).
> ::
> ::If the hubs are not original to the car, what car are the hubs from? If
> I
> ::elect to use the new hubs with new large bearings, I would also have I
> ::replace the grease covers since they fit into the bearing bore. It would
> be
> ::cheaper to find the right hub and not have to replace bearings and
> grease
> ::covers.
> ::
> ::TIA to all those who have tried to help
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