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Play in front wheel bearings
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:00 pm
by 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
Re: Play in front wheel bearings
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:30 pm
by bmcecosse
A 'shim' ? What for ?? The 'play' must be in the hub (or less likely) on the stub shaft.
Re: Play in front wheel bearings
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:36 pm
by 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?
Re: Play in front wheel bearings
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:17 pm
by bmcecosse
Re: Play in front wheel bearings
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:13 am
by 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?
Re: Play in front wheel bearings
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:26 am
by 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...........
