Wheel hub & pre-pressed bearing

[calimus at techography.net (Calimus)]

Yea,  Brian also directed me to GAP, I hit the link and almost crapped my pants.  I could have sworn the potters had them for far much less.  At that price I'll deal with getting a spare knuckle and pressing in another bearing. LOL.

Thanks for the replies,
William S.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Don Walter 
  To: Calimus 
  Cc: Scirocco-l 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:46 PM
  Subject: Re: Wheel hub & pre-pressed bearing


  GAP ???


  On 3/13/07, Calimus <calimus@techography.net> wrote: 
    Hello all,

       I finally have begun ernest work on my rocco and found that I've toasted
    yet another wheel bearing.  Now I'm 90% positive that it's due to the axel 
    nut having been re-used over an over and it backs off every few hundered
    miles.  With the work I'm doing, I've purchased new axel nuts so that won't
    be an issue anymore.  However, I'm also starting to wonder of the hub might 
    have been damaged when I smacked a large "standing break" at a bridge
    junction.  The axel nut was tight before and after the hit, but the bearing
    is toast.

    So I'm wondering who might carry a new strearing knuckle/hub with the 
    bearing pre-pressed in?  I know potterman used to carry them, but I don't
    see them listed anymore.  I have a press and could replace the bearing, but
    I'm thinking maybe new hubs Vs 19 year old hubs would be such a bad idea. 
    If anyone has some sources, I'd very much apreciate it.  I may e-mail the
    poter-people and see if they can still get them on special order.

    Thanks,
    William S.



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