What spindles/bearings with the 944 hubs?
The 944/911 cast aluminum hubs have a bad rep in road racing circles, at least to the point where they should be replaced regularly. You are probably beating them harder.
Addendum to Newtons first law:
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
What spindles/bearings with the 944 hubs?
The 944/911 cast aluminum hubs have a bad rep in road racing circles, at least to the point where they should be replaced regularly. You are probably beating them harder.
They aren't the aluminum ones, glad I don't have those. Bought them from a Euro junkyard, many years ago.
Type 1 rear trailing arms have the three spacers that ride against inner race of the bearings. Are that arms w/hubs you are using similar to the type 1 units?
Ol'fogasaurus wrote:Type 1 rear trailing arms have the three spacers that ride against inner race of the bearings. Are that arms w/hubs you are using similar to the type 1 units?
Thanks Marc. I was a little confused when "spindles" were used at the state of the string; also I haven't dealt with the 944 components before so I wasn't sure.
Regardless, I don't like to fully pack a hub with grease because heat expansion of the grease then makes for leakage. But my preferred grease for hubs is boat trailer wheel bearing grease.
Richard
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I also seal VW front hub dust caps with silicon after they're installed. Then wipe the wet silicon with soapy water or saliva. Keeps dirt out and grease in.
For stock spindles with the speedo cable through the middle, make sure the cable seal is in place and in good shape. Silicon will serve here as well. Last time I had water inside a VW front hub was in the early 70s before I started using the silicon.
Richard
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In theory, front dust caps are metal to metal seal and should not leak. Most of them DO leak some. That's why the silicon.
Richard
Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
Speed Kills! but then...So does OLD AGE!!
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Hammer to shape, bondo to fill, silicon to seal, and paint to match.
Richard
Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
Speed Kills! but then...So does OLD AGE!!
Tech Inspection: SCCA / SCORE / HDRA / ARVRA / A.R.T.S. OffRoad Race Tech - MDR, MORE, Glen Helen BajaCup
Retired Fabricator
'58 Baja with 955K Miles and counting
Richard
Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
Speed Kills! but then...So does OLD AGE!!
Tech Inspection: SCCA / SCORE / HDRA / ARVRA / A.R.T.S. OffRoad Race Tech - MDR, MORE, Glen Helen BajaCup
Retired Fabricator
'58 Baja with 955K Miles and counting