Hi Allen,
Normally the words "thrust" on the bearings would be facing each other.
The reason I say normally, is that's the way it used to be until some
manufacturers started putting the word thrust on the wrong lip.
So, this is the way they go. The outer race on each bearing will have a
thinner lip on one side. The thin lip goes to the outside of the hub.
Regards, Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Mon, 6 Sep 1999 14:10:25 EDT Ajhsys@aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 09/05/1999 4:20:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>pasgeirsson@juno.com writes:
>
> P.S. And leave out the #%@! spacer! >>
>
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>Okay, I give up. What is the spacer for? I have the left front hub
>apart,
>and the spacer is ground down about 1/8" in places around it. It
>looks like
>it is just lying inside the hub loose, and it just spins around
>whenever it
>wants to, grinding down the inside of the hub as well.
>
>The bearings hit a ledge when they are installed, so I can't see a
>reason for
>the spacer. I am inclined to leave it out, but I would like to know
>the
>reason for the design.
>
>One more question. Which way does the word "THRUST" go? The bearings
>I took
>out had it facing the spacer on the inside bearing (the bigger one)
>and
>toward the wheel on the outside bearing (the other one). Bentley says
>to put
>the word adjacent to the spacer, and Haynes says that different
>manufacturers
>put the word on either side and to follow their directions. The
>direction
>sheet with these bearings doesn't say anything.
>
>HELP!!!
>
>Allen Hefner
>'77 MG Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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