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Q & A: Wheel Bearings & Thrust Washers

Wednesday March 27th, 2002
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
John -
I enjoyed meeting you at Hagerstown this summer and more so at Waco this fall. I really enjoyed your tech sessions there. I hope you are feeling better now - I appreciate that you went ahead with the sessions even though you were "under the weather". If I could get a bit of advice from you. I am considering replacing the bearings and thrust washers on my '79B rear axle. I replaced the
wheel bearings about 2 years ago, and did replace the pinion seal. I read the cautions in the service manuals about the proper torque settings and the crushable spacer. When I replaced the seal, I marked the position of pinion nut, and counted the turns to remove it. I returned it to that same position on reassembly, and all seems well.
The car has 98,000 miles on it, and I plan on driving it to Vancouver next summer for MG'99. I want to renew all of the bearings and thrust washers. Should I replace the pinion bearings, or leave them in place? If I do replace the pinion bearings, what do I do about the crushable
spacer (no longer available)? Anything else you recommend I do?
Thanks for your assistance. Sincerely, Wayne Kube

WAYNE!

I still cannot believe how sick I felt those several days in Waco -- it came on me so suddenly! I spent most of the time lying in bed but did "do my duty" at the technical seminars. Those are always a great... read more