Sealed Bearings

[David53]

Just fitted the sealed bearings to the front hubs (MM Style). Hubs are quite firm to turn when nut tightened. The wheelss do not spin as freely as the old bearings. In fact they don't really spin freely at all. Car drives ok, no noise from the hubs. Is this normal? Will they free up?

[bmcecosse]

To be expected - the seals do create some drag. Are they 2RS seals -or 2Z ??

[mike.perry]

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[David53]

Roy they are RS. Another MM owner on here supplied the numbers. They seem to be same dimensions as the originals but I did not check with a micrometer. As I say, driving seems ok, no noise or rubbing sounds. It's just that when spinning the front wheels it's not free - they spin round about once then stop.