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10-16-2021, 12:48 PM | #1 |
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Cone Shaped Front Wheel Bearing Retaining Washers
Just ordered two front wheel bearing retaining washers which are slightly undersized so I can put on dust caps. Don't know why Henry forgot those. Anyway, the new washers are slightly conical in shape, and I don't know if this is by design or by cheap manufacturing. I have never seen this before. Should I crush them flat or install as-is? If I install as-is, which way do they go, raised center hole facing in or out?
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10-16-2021, 02:31 PM | #2 |
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Re: Cone Shaped Front Wheel Bearing Retaining Washers
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10-16-2021, 05:09 PM | #3 |
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Re: Cone Shaped Front Wheel Bearing Retaining Washers
I think it must be a manufacturing fault .They should be flat to work as designed .
John in same place same weather |
10-16-2021, 07:03 PM | #4 |
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Re: Cone Shaped Front Wheel Bearing Retaining Washers
Flat.
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10-17-2021, 06:58 AM | #5 |
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Re: Cone Shaped Front Wheel Bearing Retaining Washers
I put dust caps on my front wheels years ago and just ground down the washers that were on the car originally. Work slowly to keep them round. Remember, patience is a virtue. One of the few virtues I still have.
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10-17-2021, 09:12 AM | #6 |
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Re: Cone Shaped Front Wheel Bearing Retaining Washers
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I’d be skeptical of getting and maintaining thrust on the bearing |
10-17-2021, 09:42 AM | #7 |
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Re: Cone Shaped Front Wheel Bearing Retaining Washers
if you put them on, do they hit the top edge of the bearing? if so i would turn them around.
any i have seen have been flat. |
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