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"I can't see the purpose of the lock rings as they are only fitted to one side of the wheels - it seems an odd design to have one side that's effectively a press fit yet the other side has a lock ring?"In addition to Bryan's observations, by locking that one bearing it positions the wheel as desirable from design (in effect a datum) with the "free" one just supporting wheel load as required. If they machined the free bearing housing to take a locking installation too, then that would require a shim pack/operation to distance the two bearings within the hub. Failure to match exactly would axially load both bearings or leave them slightly loose depending upon the spacer used.This design effectively does all it needs without having to accommodate tolerances by shimmery
Never had a problem getting wheel bearings in cold. Ted, got the dishes, not been well lately but will try and get on them today if possible.
As to thelock ring it hold the bearing tight against a machined shoulder then the spacer holds the bearings apart as there is no shoulder in the other side, saves on expensive machining
Quote from: Bryanj on October 18, 2021, 04:34:48 PMAs to thelock ring it hold the bearing tight against a machined shoulder then the spacer holds the bearings apart as there is no shoulder in the other side, saves on expensive machiningSo should one install the side wit the lock-ring first, and then gently drive the other bearing in till it's inner race barely touches the spacer tube?(ball bearings don't like lateral load, so you see to not "squeeze" the spacer tube in there to avoid premature failure...)