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Hub re-install question... Grease collar position
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Paul is asking, I think, about a collar that goes on an MGB (NOT on a Midget) that provides a surface for the seal to run on. Paul, it goes with the bevel against the stub axle casting. The bevel accommodates the chamfer of the junction of the axle spindle to the face of the swivel.
If he's asking about the oil seal itself, the rule of thumb should be, the open part and/or spring loaded part of the seal faces the liquid you want to retain. (The pressure being exerted on the lips to keep sealing)
Peter C.
Paul is asking, I think, about a collar that goes on an MGB (NOT on a Midget) that provides a surface for the seal to run on. Paul, it goes with the bevel against the stub axle casting. The bevel accommodates the chamfer of the junction of the axle spindle to the face of the swivel.
If he's asking about the oil seal itself, the rule of thumb should be, the open part and/or spring loaded part of the seal faces the liquid you want to retain. (The pressure being exerted on the lips to keep sealing)
Peter C.
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Re: Hub re-install question... Grease collar posit
Thanks Peter. Yes, the hub assembly for my GT. I finally called my LBC mechanic to confirm what I thought was correct, and he said as you did. He also told me that he gets about five B's a year in for front end work, and after taking the hubs apart, the spacer piece inside the hub is missing. He said he can never figure that one out.
Paul
By the way Peter. My Wife wants to know why the new shocks went on the GT and not on the '71 as I told her when I bought them. What should I tell her? :laugh:
Thanks Peter. Yes, the hub assembly for my GT. I finally called my LBC mechanic to confirm what I thought was correct, and he said as you did. He also told me that he gets about five B's a year in for front end work, and after taking the hubs apart, the spacer piece inside the hub is missing. He said he can never figure that one out.
Paul
By the way Peter. My Wife wants to know why the new shocks went on the GT and not on the '71 as I told her when I bought them. What should I tell her? :laugh:
Scott_Hower
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Re: Hub re-install question... Grease collar posit
Can't tell from the smilie, but there is endless debate in MGB wisdom about the function of the spacer. Some feel it is required, others do not.
If that wrench isn't in the loop, I'd find another wrench.
KLUTZ said:He also told me that he gets about five B's a year in for front end work, and after taking the hubs apart, the spacer piece inside the hub is missing. He said he can never figure that one out.
Can't tell from the smilie, but there is endless debate in MGB wisdom about the function of the spacer. Some feel it is required, others do not.
If that wrench isn't in the loop, I'd find another wrench.
19_again
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Re: Hub re-install question... Grease collar posit
If it's any help, when I need to get "additional" parts for the B, I use MG points. It was suggested by someone here to use the point system instead of dollars, a lot easier to digest. So far my wife thinks I've got 9000 MG points.
Mike
P.S. She's smarter than I think she is, so she prolly just smiles and shakes her head at me.
If it's any help, when I need to get "additional" parts for the B, I use MG points. It was suggested by someone here to use the point system instead of dollars, a lot easier to digest. So far my wife thinks I've got 9000 MG points.
Mike
P.S. She's smarter than I think she is, so she prolly just smiles and shakes her head at me.