Fw: Oh no! Whats happened !

["Owen & Jo Grigg" <ram300@xxxx>]

I think Warren has hit the nail on the head!Thanks for all the help.
Owen

> I would not think that what might be considered to be a stress relieve
heat
> treat process would cause bearing bores to go oversize. I have seen many
> incidents of oversize bearing bores. These were the result of overheated
> bearings. The cups had gotten so hot that they had lost their press fit to
> the hub and had spun in the hubs. There was a wear pattern. I have never
> thought that only heat will cause the bearing bores to go oversize but is
> the result of the combining effects of heat and loading (stress) on the
> bearing and hub. I would speculate that just maybe your hubs were
oversized
> before the finishing process and that just maybe the heat destroyed the
> material someone before you used to fit the cups to the hub.
>
> I have used two materials to repair worn hubs where the damage has not
been
> severe. Press fit strength can be restored to a satisfactory level with
> Loctite #640 sleeve retainer. I have also used Loctite #66040 Quick Metal
in
> a couple of cases that I remember where the damage to the bore was more
> severe.
>
>> Warren Anderson
> Sedona,AZ
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