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Doug.... The best advise i can give you... Get yourself a offical Bentley Manual! It is a manual every British car owner/restorer should have. No matter what Model you own! I bought mine on ebay. The goal is to add or subtract the shims until you eliminate end float while still allowing the hub to turn freely, Start out with "excessive" end float and start subtracting shims. The stub axel nut should be torqued down between 40 to 70LB/FT. while still achiving minimum end float. Mine ended up at 65 LB/FT with about .002 end float while turning freely. Chances are you will need to buy a shim kit at Moss. You will also need a thousands dial indicator with a mag base,micrometer to measure the shims, and torque wrench. Michael, IL.
 
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I am specifically referring to the spindle,These parts and the torquing have been employed to strengthen the spindle its failure is generally caused by improperly shinning the noted parts and torquing the nut to specifications.
 
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Hawkscoach said:
gentlemen,

I was able to remove the dust cover (thanks to some previous advice from this site) using a small block of wood with a hole drilled through the center and a nut/bolt, some careful prying and out she came. guess i was lucky with this side. the cotter pin is a pain to remove, however, with some careful patience, it came out. I have NO IDEA how to put another back in? Anyway, my question is; to remove the nut inside, is this a reverse thread? or normal direction? It is tight and I didn't want to force it so I put it down last night and seek your direction..........thanks in advance.

Doug
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WHat is the trick with the wood block?
 
WHat is the trick with the wood block---It performs the function of a large washer.
This allows the nut to withdraw the cap as it is being tightened.
I use a large fender washer instead.
 
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Hello keoke, Not to mention the original radius machined at the journals end is not beefy enough! When too much bearer pressure is applyed they can snap off! I have repaired many broken off journels on 2 ton plate and impression cylinders on large Web printing presses. I always machined in larger beefer radius to combat this problem with good results. Same concept apply's here in relation to Healey spindles. I know Dennis Welsh offers new spindles with the larger radius.
 
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Hi Bob.... I happen to have 2 of there parts books... those things must be 10lbs each.... I used to order some of my tooling from them awhile back as well as Granger... Funny, I never cross check pricing between them and Moss. I better dig out those big Mc Master books from my desk!
 
great information thanks. I will look into the shims when I purchase the bearings and probably both rotors. And yes, the block was used as a "pry" surface to remove the dust cap. I used the method someone posted in another previous thread, a long nut with a bolt onto the threaded dust cap, then with a small block of wood drilled in the center, I eased the cap out. I found the block was easy on the metal (didnt want to damage the threads) and it cap out very nicely.
 
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