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Old 08-24-2015, 12:19 PM   #5
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Re: MII front wheel bearings

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Originally Posted by yoshi View Post
How tight a fit should there be between the inner bearing & spindle?
all machined parts have tolerances, while bearings have very close tolerances, the spindles may have a + from a few thou to a few hundredths
typically wheel wheel bearings should slide on without tapping, but have no play
if there is a little looseness, green loctite is sold as a bearing retainer
we used it often on industrial machining equipment, where ironically we made truck axles and spindles
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