If your hub gives way a little more than braking and acceleration
might be absent - the whole wheel may decide to live an independent
life, thereby endangering yours. The best thing to do is to take care
of this right away. If you let it go you just make it worse each time
you drive the car and make it more likely that you *will* have to
replace more than just a bearing or two. It could just be a simple
matter of repacking and adjusting the bearings.
Jim
jims@autodesk.com
'74 TR6 CF20076U
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Subject: Wire wheel Woes
Author: shammy@inmind.com (Christian Simonsen) at smtpcc
Date: 6/4/96 5:31 PM
Mr. Question is here again.
I still don't have a good idea about the RAANNNK noise but I am thinking it
may just be a very onery thermostat. I heard the noise today after the car
was shut off!
While adjusting the brakes, I noticed one of my wheels has some rotational
play on the hub. Not a good thing me thinks. I would fathom a guess that
both the hub and the wheel are messed up. Is it going to hurt to run like
that a while (I guess if it gives way, braking and acceleration may be
absent from that wheel)
When this happens, do I just lay out big bucks for new wheels and new hubs?
I've heard about rebuilds, but I think one does a rebuild because he has
good centers.......
As always comments are appreciated. See ya
Christian Simonsen
Virginia, USA
shammy@inmind.com
1954 TR2 TS1675 long door waiting for attention
1963? TR4 CT 24093 LO runs like a champ most days
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