Todd Mullins wrote:
>
> Aron Travis writes:
>
> > First, I switched the front ball bearings to tapered roller bearings..
> > [ snip ]
> > I did not
> > use the spacer that goes between the stock ball bearings, as I feel
> > that it would negate some of the reasons that I'm using rollers..
>
> Note that the MGB uses a spacer between its front roller bearings. I
> really don't know why, but it's there. I ran my right front hub for
> several years without a spacer, and noticed no ill effects..
I asked a friend of mine why they would use a spacer with roller
bearings. He's a mechanical engineer for Cadillac, quote "Because
it's British, that's why!".
-Aron Travis-
"always in a automotive frenzy"
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