[tcb] Re: Warning - Technical Question
- From: "w.wood" <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 20:16:16 -0500
The Spacer is wedged between the drum and the inner bearing race. It
shouldn't spin on the axle independently of the race and drum. Chances are
the drum is worn on the spines or wasn't tight enough. You could also have
a failing bearing. Remember there is an inner and outer bearing there.
On Dec 2, 2010 8:08 PM, "Ronnie Hughes" <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ok if you are this far, you read the disclaimer.
>
> My 1970 bus has a scraping noise coming from the rear wheel. I can put on
the
> brake and it stops. So last weekend I pulled the drum expecting to see
> something loose in the brakes. What I found was the spacer ring appears
to be
> rubbing on the back of the drum. Both surfaces were very shiny like they
were
> rubbing. I pulled the oil seal and didn't see anything special.
>
> So I looked on the bus depot and wolfsburg west websites and they don't
show a
> spacer ring and no p/n's. My bently and haynes manuals both show the
spacer.
>
> 1. Does the spacer rotate with the drum?
> 2. Does the spacer push against the bearing?
> 3. What's the spacer for?
>
> Looks like I'm heading to pulling the rear bearing housing and replacing
the
> bearings and seals. Reading the manual this looks a pretty big project.
What
> do you think? Run it until it explodes? Try to tear down the bearing
housing?
> Let Mark do it? What special tools will I need?
>
> Any advice is appreciated.
>
> Ronnie
>
>
>
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