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Rear Hub Rebuild

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To see what can happen when a rear hub axle lets go check out this website.

https://www.tonydrews.com/Jack_Car_2.htm

[/ QUOTE ]In fairness, this is a bit of an apples-to-oranges comparison. Jack's car was a solid-axle TR4 and, as I've been given to understand over the past several years, the victim of an axle design that was reasonably sturdy in 1961 but not up to the rigors of 40 years of vastly improved tire technology, etc., putting far greater stresses on the axle than were ever seen or anticipated "back then"!

By the way, that car was a DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS car, in every way as "show-worthy" as it was race-worthy!
 
Agreed that Jack's car was a solid axle design, but the consequences of a broken hub are nontheless severe. And broken axle hubs are an inherent potential in our hobby.
 
Okay to offer some closure on this thread;
I took my hubs to High Point Imports and three days later I have brand new rebuilt hubs. Scott Howell the proprietor was easy to deal with and even went thru the old parts with me describing wear patterns and cause. He disassembles the hubs by hand, blasts, repairs and paints them. All of this for $165 per hub, a bargain in my mind. His address is below with photo of new hubs. (I have no financial interest)

Scott Howell
High Point Imports
5858 Prospect Street
Archdale, NC
336-884-1455
 

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$165 seems like a great price. I got one from Rimmer Bros in Lincoln, UK. You pay a bit in shipping but I think it still came out less than TRF (no VAT tax of course). My symptom was a wuhwuhwuh with the wheel revolution- no slackness in the hub though. It would get less turning one way and more going the other (changing the sideload). I finally decided to change it since I got tired of the noise, but it didn't seem to have got any worse over 20k or so miles. Just thought I would add the info in case it is useful to anyone. Pete
 
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