Loose wheel bearing race
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Belliott3
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Loose wheel bearing race
Ok, so I finally got around to removing all four taper bearing races from my wheel hubs. I’ll be putting in all ball bearing races, but one outside race is a little loose. What is the best thing to use to keep it in place?
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Craig Leach
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Re: Loose wheel bearing race
Hi Bill, This seems to be coming up a lot lately. This is what I did the last time. I picked up a cheap single knurling tool with 6 different wheels.
Cut it off & welded it @ a 90* on the end. Indicated the hub in the lathe & knurled the I D then smeared green Loctite on the hub & pressed it
in. Loctite 660 can also be used as was pointed out the last time this came up. If the hub is still in the wheel knurling like this is really not a
option.
Craig.
Cut it off & welded it @ a 90* on the end. Indicated the hub in the lathe & knurled the I D then smeared green Loctite on the hub & pressed it
in. Loctite 660 can also be used as was pointed out the last time this came up. If the hub is still in the wheel knurling like this is really not a
option.
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Re: Loose wheel bearing race
Some folks have tried dimpling the housing in multiple places with a punch to get a (temporarily) better fit. Each punch dimple produces a raised area around its circumference.
Also, Permatex makes a line of Loctite products specifically to address loose bearing fits:
https://www.permatex.com/product-catego ... compounds/
Also, Permatex makes a line of Loctite products specifically to address loose bearing fits:
https://www.permatex.com/product-catego ... compounds/
Mark Strange
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Re: Loose wheel bearing race
The knurl job looks good. I would still use a little locktite product.
If the gap is on the large side, I have had excellent service with locktite 660.
Choose your locktite product it match the gap.
"Straw-berrying" the inside, from what I have seen, isnt a permanent fix alone.
There isnt enough raised metal to stay tight.
If the gap is on the large side, I have had excellent service with locktite 660.
Choose your locktite product it match the gap.
"Straw-berrying" the inside, from what I have seen, isnt a permanent fix alone.
There isnt enough raised metal to stay tight.
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Belliott3
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Re: Loose wheel bearing race
Locktite 669? Where do you find it?
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CudaMan
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Re: Loose wheel bearing race
Mark Strange
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)
Hillsboro, MO
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Re: Loose wheel bearing race
I use the raspberry method and loctite 660, bolt together with a dry bearing, let sit overnight or longer, then take bearing out and grease good and assemble. I’ve had fantastic luck with this method, especially on front wire wheel hubs.
Regards,
Joe Kowalczyk - 1923 Roadster, 1913 Runabout, 1918 Speedster, 1912 Mother-in-law roadster
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Belliott3
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Re: Loose wheel bearing race
Forgive my ignorance, but what’s the raspberry treatment? Sounds yummy!
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Re: Loose wheel bearing race
Mark Strange
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)