Gary,
It is not unusual for the front wheel ball bearings to separate when
disassembling and does not hurt them to snap back together. It is important
that the inner and outer bearing be properly oriented or you could loss a
wheel due to bearing separation. Also there should be very little to no play
in the wheel after assembly. The ball bearing / spacer system on Spridgets is
a go - no go system; you put it together, tighten the nut and it is good or it
is not. If not then change the bearings. Several years ago we returned two
or three sets of "new" bearings because of excess wheel play and other
problems.
Our 2 cents
Good Luck
Bob and Annice
1960 Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
In a message dated 10/30/98 1:26:49 AM, you wrote:
<<I was taking the bearings out of my front hubs and noticed that some of them
fall right apart, and others stay together. When I pulled one of the hubs, the
inner bearing came out of the race. After cleaning, packing with grease, I put
all the ball bearings back into the brass cage, with the center race, and it
would not go all the way back into the outer race without a smack with the
handle of a hammer. Now, did I just ruin this bearing, was it not any good to
begin with, or is this normal? Are they supposed to come apart?Or is this a
case of different manufacturers have different styles of ball bearing...
Thanks a bunch in advance!>>
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