REFLECTOR:FG main bearing problem
Jim Agnew
reflector@tvbf.org
Thu, 26 Jun 2003 13:56:29 -0700 (PDT)
Tec,
Dennis has Matco wheels & brakes and they specifically say
on their web site to tighten the nut until the bearing seal
stops rotating then lock it.
Jim
--- HYTEC45@aol.com wrote:
> If your talking about how tight to make the axle nuts,
> don't worry about if
> the bearings rotate or not. By design, when weight is
> placed on the axles, the
> bearings are forced outward against the axle flange on
> the inside, and the
> nut/washer on the outside. This will keep the bearings
> from rotating on the
> axle. That's the way the covered wagon was my secretary
> came out west on, and it
> still works today.
>
> Tighten the nut until you feel slight resistance on the
> free spinning wheel
> to seat the bearings, then back off one castle. There
> should be a slight side
> (maybe .005/.010) movement on the wheel while off the
> ground with no weight on
> it.
>
> TEC
>
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James F. Agnew
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Tampa, FL
Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed