Front wheel bearings

[sgrant]

http://www.midgetregister.com/index.php ... &Itemid=66

Anyone taken the plunge? Or should I be the first? My hubs have play and the castellated nut doesn't tighten any more than it is without stopping the hub from spinning....

[brian]

That's an excellent article. I've cut'n'pasted it into a Word doc for safe keeping. One of my front bearings is showing signs of being on the turn so it's great to have a suggestion for improvements.
Do you think you'll go for it?
Brian

[sgrant]

I think I will. The MOT tester picked up on my wobbly bearings, although he didn't fail me. I've tried nipping them up, as I would with normal car bearings, but they don't nip, as I'm sure you know, so I think that I should try to source the SKF ones and give them a go; like you say, it's such a comprehensive article even I should be able to manage it. I just need to take the plunge in plenty of time before LMC...

stephen

[brian]

My XI passed its MOT yesterday and they only thing they picked up was a slight wobble on the NSF bearing. Having read that article I now understand why. MOTman reckoned it would be good for another 10-15k so I'll plan to change the bearings at the end of the Summer.

Possibly next weekend then...

[sgrant]

Yeah, I can't see it being an issue for the car, only for the MOT. Mine have a very slight wobble on both sides, but I just can't believe that it's really an issue.

stephen

[sgrant]

Ok, well simplybearings.co.uk are quoting £35 + VAT for each bearing! So £165 for the set then.

If someone else happens to find these cheaper, please let me know. Otherwise, I think I might put up with the wobble for a little longer!

s

[sgrant]

http://smithtr6.com/bearings.htm

Now that is what I call a comprehensive article!

stephen

[sgrant]

Holy
Crap
http://www.british-cars.net/mg-midget-s ... 426924.htm

Don't even go there......

I just don't understand it - how can a bearing on such a popular sports car be so problematic? I'm not really sure what to do now.....Perhaps I put taper bearings on for the MOT and then take them off again

[erictharg]

So far so good - very slight play but nothing worrying. If it gets too bad my first call would be to try to source equivalent size taper rollers.

[Mknight702]

Anyone taken the plunge? Or should I be the first? My hubs have play and the castellated nut doesn't tighten any more than it is without stopping the hub from spinning....

I had similar trouble with my front hubs. That is until I found out that there is supposed to be a spacer between the bearings so you can't over tighten them. The spacer sits between the inner races so if you do over tighten it still shouldn't stop the wheel turning.