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drpepper1885 · 08-12-2017, 06:59 PM

My late 31 Victoria has the Rocky Mountain style front hubs. After replacing the bearings and races and spinning the hub to "preload" the bearings, I still have some in-and-out movement on the hub. It is about 1mm of movement. Is that close enough or should there be no movement? If I tighten things down to eliminate the movement, then everything binds and the hub barely moves. With the movement, the hub spins fairly free with little effort.

Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Thanks from Houston.

Mike Hanson

08-12-2017, 06:59 PM	#22
drpepper1885 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kingwood, Texas Posts: 80	Re: front wheel bearing adjustment ? My late 31 Victoria has the Rocky Mountain style front hubs. After replacing the bearings and races and spinning the hub to "preload" the bearings, I still have some in-and-out movement on the hub. It is about 1mm of movement. Is that close enough or should there be no movement? If I tighten things down to eliminate the movement, then everything binds and the hub barely moves. With the movement, the hub spins fairly free with little effort. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks from Houston. Mike Hanson