Hm. Very interesting. Thanks! My wheels have no shimmy. They are nice and tight so I guess I'll leave them be. I can tell when they're going out. There (should) be vibration and the ability to wiggle the wheel on the spindle when parked, yes? --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jan van de Wouw <delorean@xxxx> wrote: > On 19-08-2003 19:57, cruznmd wrote: > > > The front wheel bearings don't look like what > > I was expecting. (I was browsing the DMCH website). > > These look like sealed bearings or something. > > > > Can they be re-packed or not? > > In my experience; not broken? Don't touch... > > I had the "luck" of having one wear out on me within 300 mi! > That actually was the 3rd I had to put in within about a year. > But as that's been more than a year now I'm not complaining. > > These are actually a double ball bearing, with one outer > body and two inner rings with separate balls in between. > > Since these are ball bearings they cannot be adjusted like > a cone bearing linke on LOTS of other cars. > The only "SORT OF" adjustment is the compression of the two > inner rings, but the width of those should be about the same > as the space you'll have on the spindle, so it's practically > none existent... > > If you DO want to tackle the bearings make sure the D-washer > doesn't catch on the threads, else the bearing will have play > in it from the start (been there, done that). > What caused mine to wear out that rapidly turned out to be > the top hat seal/spacer between the bearing and the knuckle, > on the spindle. This had worn because of the initial bearing > failure and left too much space for the bearing on the spindle. > The D-washer would be up against the spindle and the bearing > would still have some play... > > Fixed it with an extra washer/filler on the inside of > the spacer and it's been Okay ever since (knock on wood)... > > JAN van de Wouw > > Thinking Different... Using a Mac... > Living the Dream... Driving a DeLorean... > > #05141 "Dagger" since Sept. 2000 > -------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=244522.3707890.4968055.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1595053/R=0/SIG=124gf29oe/*http://ashnin.com/clk/muryutaitakenat togyo?YH=3707890&yhad=1595053> Click Here! <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=244522.3707890.4968055.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1595053/rand=942982863> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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