Subject: [Spridgets] MKIII Midget front wheel bearings

From: "bmwwxman . via Spridgets" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 18:14:22 -0600

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Any tips or tricks to replacing front wheel bearings on my MKIII Midget??

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Cheers!!
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Any tips or tricks to replacing front wheel bearings on my=
 MKIII Midget?? =C2=A0<div><br>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">Cheers!!<br>Jim Johnson<br><a href=3D"http://www.highplainsyouth=
hockey.org" target=3D"_blank">High Plains Youth Hockey</a><br><a href=3D"ht=
tp://www.DodgeCityTrailofFame.org" target=3D"_blank">Dodge City Trail of Fa=
me </a><br><a href=3D"http://www.EJSSM.org" target=3D"_blank">Electronic Jo=
urnal of Severe Storms Meteorology</a><br><br><font color=3D"black" face=3D=
"arial"><font color=3D"black" face=3D"arial"><font color=3D"#000000" face=
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ace=3D"Arial"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial"><div><u>&quot;<font si=
ze=3D"3"><b>Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to=20
  hell in such a way that they look forward to the=20
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From: WeslakeMonza1330--- via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2015 05:10:15 -0500

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First thing is to get decent bearings - I think I paid about =A380 for a=
 good=20
 set which is many times the price of the rubbish the usual suspects sell.=
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 You might want to get a spare spacer and measure their exact height -=20
gives you  an option to remove small amounts on emery paper if you need a=
 very=20
slightly  shorter spacer to get the pre-load correct.
=20
Of course if you don't have inspection to worry about and plan on keeping=
 =20
cornering speeds below 90 mph+ and top speeds below 120/121 mph you can=20
probably  live with the cheaper bearings that never reduce all the free pl=
ay.
=20
The old bearings you removed may be better than the cheap stuff you are =
=20
buying. =20
=20
Finally, the front hubs are different on steel wheels to wire spoked =20
wheels.
=20
Regards
=20
Weslake-Monza 1330
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[email-masked] writes:

Any tips  or tricks to replacing front wheel bearings on my MKIII Midget??=
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Cheers!!
Jim  Johnson

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From: "bmwwxman . via Spridgets" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2015 07:17:58 -0600

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Yes, I know the hubs are different - I have wires.  The new bearings I have
are good ones (though not 80 Quid!) and I won't be racing the car so they
are probably fine.  They came from Peter.

At the moment the car is on it's side in the garage.  I wanted to put the
wheels and suspension back on it so I can turn it upright and be able to
roll it in and out of the garage during the sanding and paint prep. Anyway,
point is, I can't really spin the wheels to check for the proper pre-load
so maybe it would be best to put the suspension and wheels back on and wait
until the paint is done to put in the new bearings, seals...etc. all
around.  That might become an OSHIT job when someone is here that knows
what they are doing!   ;-)

Cheers!!
Jim

On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 4:10 AM, <[email-masked]> wrote:

>  First thing is to get decent bearings - I think I paid about =C2=A380 fo=
r a
> good set which is many times the price of the rubbish the usual suspects
> sell.  You might want to get a spare spacer and measure their exact heigh=
t
> - gives you an option to remove small amounts on emery paper if you need =
a
> very slightly shorter spacer to get the pre-load correct.
>
> Of course if you don't have inspection to worry about and plan on keeping
> cornering speeds below 90 mph+ and top speeds below 120/121 mph you can
ay.
>
> The old bearings you removed may be better than the cheap stuff you are
> buying.
>
> Finally, the front hubs are different on steel wheels to wire spoked
> wheels.
>
> Regards
>
> Weslake-Monza 1330
>
>  In a message dated 08/02/2015 00:18:53 GMT Standard Time,

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Cheers!!
Jim Johnson

*Winston Churchill*

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Yes, I know the hubs are different - I have wires.=C2=A0 T=
he new bearings I have are good ones (though not 80 Quid!) and I won&#39;t =
be racing the car so they are probably fine.=C2=A0 They came from Peter.=C2=
=A0<div><br></div><div>At the moment the car is on it&#39;s side in the gar=
age.=C2=A0 I wanted to put the wheels and suspension back on it so I can tu=
rn it upright and be able to roll it in and out of the garage during the sa=
nding and paint prep. Anyway, point is, I can&#39;t really spin the wheels =
to check for the proper pre-load so maybe it would be best to put the suspe=
nsion and wheels back on and wait until the paint is done to put in the new=
 bearings, seals...etc. all around.=C2=A0 That might become an OSHIT job wh=
en someone is here that knows what they are doing! =C2=A0 ;-)</div><div><br=
></div><div>Cheers!!<br>Jim =C2=A0=C2=A0</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_ext=
ra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 4:10 AM,  <span d=
ir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank=
">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex"><u></u>

<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:#000000"><font color=
=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">
<div>First thing is to get decent bearings - I think I paid about =C2=A380 =
for a good=20
set which is many times the price of the rubbish the usual suspects sell.=
=C2=A0=20
You might want to get a spare spacer and measure their exact height - gives=
 you=20
an option to remove small amounts on emery paper if you need a very slightl=
y=20
shorter spacer to get the pre-load correct.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Of course if you don&#39;t have inspection to worry about and plan on =
keeping=20
cornering speeds below 90 mph+ and top speeds below 120/121 mph you can pro=
bably=20
live with the cheaper bearings that never reduce all the free play.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>The old bearings you removed may be better than the cheap stuff you ar=
e=20
buying.=C2=A0 </div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Finally, the front hubs are different on steel wheels to wire spoked=
=20
wheels.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Regards</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Weslake-Monza 1330</div><span class=3D"">
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>
<div>In a message dated 08/02/2015 00:18:53 GMT Standard Time,=20
<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@aut=
ox.team.net</a> writes:</div>
<blockquote style=3D"PADDING-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;BORDER-LEFT:blue 2px =
solid"><font style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent" color=3D"#000000" face=
=3D"Arial">Any tips=20
  or tricks to replacing front wheel bearings on my MKIII Midget?? =C2=A0=
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  <div><br>-- <br>
  <div>
  <div dir=3D"ltr">Cheers!!<br>Jim=20
Johnson<br></div></div></div></font></blockquote></div></span></font></div>=
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=
=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Cheers!!<br>Jim Johnson<br><a href=3D=
"http://www.highplainsyouthhockey.org" target=3D"_blank">High Plains Youth =
Hockey</a><br><a href=3D"http://www.DodgeCityTrailofFame.org" target=3D"_bl=
ank">Dodge City Trail of Fame </a><br><a href=3D"http://www.EJSSM.org" targ=
et=3D"_blank">Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology</a><br><br><f=
ont color=3D"black" face=3D"arial"><font color=3D"black" face=3D"arial"><fo=
nt color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial"><font style=3D"background-color:transpa=
rent" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Aria=
l"><div><u>&quot;<font size=3D"3"><b>Tact is the ability to tell someone to=
 go to=20
  hell in such a way that they look forward to the=20
  trip.&quot;</b></font></u></div>

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