With the correct bearings, spacer and hub and no shims it is not possible
for the inner races to tighten onto the spacer and leave slop in the
bearings. Are you sure there are no shims stuck to anything? There are
those that insist that the spacer and shims were not required and leave them
out, if yours shows signs of an inner having spun on the stub axle (another
reason for the spacer and shims - it prevents this) maybe a PPO left them
out and a PO replaced them but with incorrect items.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Feyrer" <james.feyrer@Dartmouth.EDU>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 3:50 AM
Subject: Front hub with spacer, no shims, and endplay
> I'm in the process of putting in new front wheel bearings. I finished
> one side uneventfully, but the second side is proving problematic. When
> I assemble the hub with the spacer in between and *no shims* I still
> have noticable free play in the hub. The free play is such that I can
> noticable rock the hub from side to side.
>
> The oil seal collar seems to have a lot of wear on the surface that
> contacts the inner bearing. It seems to me that the only way that this
> surface should be eroded is if the inner bearing spun against it at some
> point in the past. However, this should not be causing the free play
> problems, given that free play seems to be governed by the distance
> between the two bearings which is deterimined by the spacer and shims.
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