front wheel bearing

[blade_runner]

I have some play in my front right wheel bearing on the fireblade, should I just replace it, or inspect, regrease and pull it up??

 

Also Is it best to get the bearing from Caterham, or a local bearing specialst, does anyone have a part no, or know which make/model i need?

 

'Pinky Pics' here

[Ian R]

Hi, I'd take it a part, re-grease it and re-insert it, assuming the roller bearings are all OK and still in the races (unlike mine were!).

 

QWB131c is the Quinten Hazel part no for a Spitfire front hub assemble which mine is (approx £23 a side).

 

Hope that helps.

 

Ian

VX Power

[blade_runner]

Cheers Ian

 

'Pinky Pics' here

[Alex Wong1697456877]

Forgive me if you know this but there should be a little play in these. Don't dial it all out.

[blade_runner]

This had a fair bit of play.. you could wiggle the wheel while it was on the ground and hear it clonk, I have disassembled it, dropped the bearing in some petrol, cleaned them up, removed all the old hard grease from the hub, regreased the bearings, working it in well, reassembled the unit, nipped the hub nut up... span the hub a few times then backed the hub nut off a little.

 

Hopefully this will be ok 🤔

 

 

'Pinky Pics' here

[Ian R]

Sounds to me like you know exactly what you are doing!

 

It will be fine now, just check the other side to make sure that's OK too!

 

Ian

VX Power

[blade_runner]

😬

 

'Pinky Pics' here

[wonkey eyed barmaid]

i did this job on wednesday on my vx.

 

silly question time:

which way in should the felt dust seal go?

 

felt towards the bearing, with metal ring towards the upright,

OR metal ring pressed into hub and felt towards the upright?

 

[blade_runner]

I didnt remove the felt seals on mine... they were up against the upright the metal ring taps into the hub toward the inboard bearing on mine.

 

'Pinky Pics' here

[wonkey eyed barmaid]

thats the way i did mine

 

but someone has suggested maybe they should be the other way with the felt compressed inside the hub, and the lip of the metal ring pressed into its slot to hold it all in 🤔

 

thoughts..?

[blade_runner]

we need someone with a maunal to sort this out... if it is wrong them my car has been like it ever since I have owned it

 

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[MartinS]

Felt towards the upright was how my car came to me, and I replaced mine in the same way.

 

BTW, I've got a small amount of play in both my front wheels, although not enough to see the wheel move when I throw my weight around it, just I can feel it 'tap' when I do (this is since replacing both sets of bearings and runners)

 

Now, the dust caps and new and unmarked, so I'm reluctant to have to take them off to fiddle if the amount of play is within sensible tolerance, but what would people say is sensible tolerance?

 

Cheers!

 

Martin