Rear hubs and spacers

[alunwill]

Is it normal to have a 10 thou difference between left and right rear hub preload spacers.

I've replaced my rear hubs because when I stripped them initially they were blue. That is well heated.

I assumed they'd been run dry but now I wonder if having been set up with 110 thou shims, they were in fact just too tight with preload.

Whatever the original issue was, I have spacers which measure 128 and 138 thou when set for zero end float. Is the difference unusual.

Al

[mgcjag]

The spacer sizes are listed in the service manual....its not unusual to have a difference each side.....Steve

[alunwill]

Morning Steve,

Many thanks.

Al

[rfs1957]

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Hi Al, maybe you have already read these exchanges, but worth looking at whilst you’re deep in there, my opinion now is that if you didn’t need a press to assemble and disassemble the paired hub bearings, then you need Loctite upon final assembly.

[alunwill]

Hi Rory,

Yes I definitely needed a press. I've acquired a good range of short pipes that slip over the shafts.

Al