<VV> Bearing problems

[Mark Durham]

Why not just polish the spindle until the .001 is gone and so you can
slide on the bearing?

On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Charles Birchwood
<sharpiebandit06 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> So I put front discs on my car a couple months ago and had an alignment done
> afterwards. My drivers side wheel is still cambered a little out words so I
> pulled things apart and looked at the warble in the disc as I spun it on the
> hub, signifying that the alignment wasn't an issue, so I figured I had worn out
> bearings. I replaced the bearings and races and repacked the hubs. Turns out,
> the bearings weren't the problem either; my hub is warped, anyone else have that
> problem and what causes it. Before you ask, the spindle is straight! Through
> this replacement process, I discovered something else: the new inner bearing on
> the passenger side would not fit onto the spindle while the drivers side slid
> right on with very little play. I'm not sure what's going on; the bearings I
> bought are identical in size and diameter for both sides and one side slides on
> while the other won't. I measured the outer diameter of the spindle for the
> problematic side and discovered it is 0.001" bigger that the inner diameter of
> the bearing. Does anyone have an idea? Could I have a lemon spindle or bearing?
> Is the spindle from a different year or car that has a different size? The outer
> bearing fit fine on both sides.
>
> 1965 Monza Sport Coupe 95hp PG
>  Charles Birchwood Ps. 121
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