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Re: pathological wheel bearings

To: "Malcolm Walker" <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>, "Allen Nugent" <A.Nugent@unsw.edu.au>
Subject: Re: pathological wheel bearings
From: "Lawrence R Zink" <zink@pdq.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 22:24:49 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Malcolm,

It'll cost you more than that to have it hauled away>;-)

Larry Zink
1964 Spitfire4 Mk1
Houston, Texas
-----Original Message-----
From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
To: Allen Nugent <A.Nugent@unsw.edu.au>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, June 01, 1998 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: pathological wheel bearings


>
>
>Try turning the rotor by hand while tightening the bearing nut (with the
>other hand).  Last time I did bearings I did not use a wrench on the
>socket, just my fist.  Did them up until there was resistance and backed
>them off to the nearest point where I could install a cotter pin.
>
>Turning the rotor will let the bearings bed properly, I think... which
>sounds like what they're not doing.
>
>Wheels have not fallen off the 'vette yet, but then, if they do, I'm out
>ten, maybe fifteen dollars ;-)
>
>-Malcolm
>'62 TR4 (worthy)
>'81 Chevette (worthless)
>


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