Have I ever mentioned that the end-float on MGB front hubs should be .002 to
.004???
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Schauss <schauss@worldnet.att.net>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 2:31 AM
Subject: Wheel bearings
> Ever since I finished the restoration on my '80 MGB some
> two and a half years ago, I have had a problem when I cut the
> wheels hard to the right. It felt like something was binding one or
> both of the wheels.
>
> Looking at my maintenance records last weekend, I realized that
> I had never repacked the right front wheel bearings in the 9 1/2 years
> and 40 k miles since I bought the car. Given that the car had only 38 k
> miles on it when I bought it, it was likely that those bearings had
> NEVER been done since the car left the factory.
>
> Taking the rotor off, I found that the inner bearing was in good shape,
> but the outer one sounded like a ratchet when I turned it. When I
> immersed it in solvent, all this rusty looking stuff came out of it.
>
> I replaced the outer bearing and repacked both inner and outer
> with fresh grease and the binding problem has disappeared.
>
> The lessons:
>
> 1. If you have not looked at your wheel bearings in the past 30k miles
> or so, it might just be a good idea to do so.
>
> 2. If you have some odd behavior in the front end that you cannot trace
to
> anything else, have a look at your bearings.
>
> It is a rather scary thought that I was driving on a bad outer bearing for
> 2 1/2 years and the only symptom was this binding feeling when I cut the
> wheels hard to the right. The way that bearing felt when I took it out, I
> don't see how the wheel could even turn.
>
> Peter Schauss
> Long Island, NY
> 1963 BJ7
> 1980 MGB
>
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