Having spent over 25 years in the bearing industry as an engineer- I guess I
can be the list expert. And the heat and oil theory is correct. The
thickener in grease is simply there to keep the oil from running out when
not in motion. The excess grease in between the bearings is simply a
reservoir and the bearings being the dam. And remember too tight is just as
bad as too loose when adjusting endplay.
Ron
ReK Racing
----- Original Message -----
From: Bowen, Patrick A RP2 <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>
To: 'Graham Stretch' <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>; GIBSON,PETE
(A-England,ex1) <pete_gibson@agilent.com>
Cc: List Spitfires <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 5:54 PM
Subject: RE: Why is the hub filled with grease?
>
> Do not forget that the spindle takes up a whole lot of space inside the
hub
> and while it might not be exactly 1/2 it is getting pretty close. 1/2
> spindle axle 1/2 grease would fill it up.
>
> Patrick Bowen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Graham Stretch [mailto:technical@iwnet.screaming.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 4:58 PM
> To: GIBSON,PETE (A-England,ex1)
> Cc: List Spitfires
> Subject: Re: Why is the hub filled with grease?
>
>
>
> Hi Pete
> The grease will (should) become fluid once the brakes and bearings have
> heated the hub up this then acts as a reservoir of lubricant for the
> bearing. At least that is the theory I was taught!
>
> Graham.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: GIBSON,PETE (A-England,ex1) <pete_gibson@agilent.com>
> To: Spitfire List (E-mail) <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 2:30 PM
> Subject: Why is the hub filled with grease?
>
>
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am about to put in new front wheel bearings on my Spit. and decided
that
> I
> > really should read the Haynes manual just in case. It says that the
space
> > between the two sets of bearings, the inner cavity, needs to be half
> filled
> > with grease, why? I spoke with my local Spitfire scrappy and he didn't
> know
> > the reason either. I shall do what the book says but I would like to
know
> > why I'm doing it.
> >
> > TIA,
> > Pete.
> >
> > ###################################################################
> > 1976 Spitfire 1500
> > Body off restoration and hopefully soon to be a fair weather driver
> > ###################################################################
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