24-02-2022, 09:56 AM
(This post was last modified: 24-02-2022, 09:59 AM by Tony Press.)
Unlike modern cars the Austin Seven uses single row deep groove ball bearings in the wheels.
The front hub has two bearings sitting locked on the stub axle with the outer small bearing free in the hub so they are not adjusted against each other and due to the necessary internal bearing clearance in a ball bearing the hub has a small amount of movement.
This is quite normal (and difficult to understand for race scrutineers).
There is no adjustment in the hub set up, unlike the Mini.
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The front hub has two bearings sitting locked on the stub axle with the outer small bearing free in the hub so they are not adjusted against each other and due to the necessary internal bearing clearance in a ball bearing the hub has a small amount of movement.
This is quite normal (and difficult to understand for race scrutineers).
There is no adjustment in the hub set up, unlike the Mini.
Front Hub.jpg (Size: 120.02 KB / Downloads: 441)