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RE: which way does bearing face?

To: spitfires@autox.team.net, triumphs@autox.team.net,
Subject: RE: which way does bearing face?
From: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 09:19:05 -0400
As long as you put a plug in the U-joint to keep the grease in, running
without the long zerk is no problem.

Terrence Banbury
mk III

> ----------
> From:         Dan Buettner[SMTP:danb@thelittlemacshop.com]
> Reply To:     Dan Buettner
> Sent:         Saturday, April 01, 2000 9:46 PM
> To:   spitfires@autox.team.net; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject:      which way does bearing face?
> 
> 
> I'm reassembling my rear axle hubs today, and in the Haynes manual it 
> says that the inner (roller) bearing should be installed by tapping 
> on the lettered (not radiused) side.  Fine.  But from which direction 
> is one supposed to tap?
> 
> Maybe a better way to ask is ... which direction should the letters 
> ultimately face -- in toward the diff or out toward the hub?
> 
> 
> Anybody else buy the d*mn VB u-joints that include a 3/4" long grease 
> zerk?  Well, the zerk interferes with the travel of the joint. 
> Anybody see a problem with simply removing the grease zerk until it's 
> time to grease again?
> 
> Dan Buettner
> 

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