Thanks for your input, Mike. And I apologize for calling you Mark, and
mispelling your last name. As an OF, I am lucky I remember my own name
anymore.
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
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> From: Michael D Myers <mdmyers_ct@juno.com>
> To: byers@cconnect.net
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Front Wheel Bearings... Explanation.
> Date: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 10:39 PM
>
> The spacer is definitely needed for the angular contact ball bearings.
> The tapered roller bearings will provide a higher capacity in the same
> space, but I don't think you will find a direct replacement easily. The
> cup (outer race) of the tapered bearing will need to be pressed into an
> accurately machined hub bore with both ends concentric and the cones
> (inner race and rollers) need a slip fit on the spindle with only a few
> thousandths of an inch clearance. In general , the outer bearing near the
> locknut is smaller in a taper set up because it doesn't take as much of
> the load.
>
> IMHO, I'm not sure the change over would be worth the trouble unless I
> were having severe problems with the ball bearing set up.
>
> Mike Myers
>
> On Tue, 11 May 1999 19:18:56 -0400 "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>
> writes:
> >Hi, Mark!
> >IMHO, the stock ball bearings and spacer arrangement are perfectly
> >adequate
> >for normal driving. For performance driving, I don't know because I
> >don't
> >have any experience with that, but I would expect the roller bearings
> >to be
> >able to take more of a side-to-side thrust load, such as in hard
> >turns.
> >The ball bearings benefit more from the use of the spacer to set the
> >preload than is the case with tapered roller bearings. Preload is
> >important for reducing the amount of initial deflection of the
> >bearing
> >under load.
> >
> >You could use either type of bearing, but I would still use the
> >spacer
> >(personal preference). I have always used the ball bearings and
> >spacer in
> >my Midget with no problems.
> >
> >How 'bout that, Mark Meyers, the Torrington man?
> >
> >
> >
> >Steve Byers
> >Havelock, NC USA
> >'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
> >"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
> >than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
> >
> >
> >----------
> >> From: Hanna, Mark <mhanna@ball.com>
> >> To: 'Steve Byers' <byers@cconnect.net>; spridgets
> ><spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >> Subject: RE: Front Wheel Bearings... Explanation.
> >> Date: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 6:46 PM
> >>
> >> Hi Steve ,
> >> Based on all of this information ...are tapered roller bearings the
> >way
> >to
> >> go , or should I stay with the stock ball bearings and spacer ? What
> >I've
> >> got now is worn out .
> >> Thank You Steve ...and others on the list .
> >> Mark Hanna
> >> AN5L/13731
> >>
> >
> >
>
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