Play in front wheel bearings

[nomisthewise]

Hi all ive fitted a new front wheel bearing on my van after experiencing play in the old one. I still have some play and so need to find somewhere i can buy a shim.

Can anyone suggest where i can find a shim please? And ifposs what size i need?


Many thanks

Simon

[bmcecosse]

A 'shim' ? What for ?? The 'play' must be in the hub (or less likely) on the stub shaft.

[simmitc]

Unless someone previously shortened the spacer between the inner and outer races...

OR, let's just check that these are standard Minor hubs, brakes, etc. and not discs?

[bmcecosse]

[Bazzalucas]

There was another thread here about newer wheel bearings being metric and thus, ever-so-slightly thinner than the originals, and the advice IIRC, was to have the spacer a bit or install a shim between the bearing and the hub. Is this the shim you're referring to?

[bmcecosse]

The original Minor 1000 bearings ARE metric. The problems with shims etc only start when bodge jobs with different size bearings and spacers are attempted...........