Wheel Bearings

[Guest]

Yesterday while servicing my newly acquired 1911 AB Roadster I found a inner front wheel bearing had failed and fell apart when I removed the wheel. I haven't removed the race from the wheel to take any measurments yet. But I thought someone may be able to tell me if this bearing is readily avialable or am I going to have to search for it?

Cleon Eck cleoneck@aol.com

[Jim Dix]

I replaced the ball bearings on my AA with Timkins. Made a spacer for the inside and a threaded bushing for the outer (5/8-20 right hand and left hand).

Inner Timkin X30206M cone, Y30206 cup.

Outer Timkin LM72849 cone, LM72810 cup.

Seal CR 16180.

From your friendly local industrial bearing supplier, Applied, Kaman, etc..

Offered with no guarantees.

[Guest]

If the race is good and the balls are suspect in condition and count, you can get new balls at a bearing house, then all you need is the lock ring that holds the balls into the race. These are disassemblable bearings. I suspect the lock ring is there too. These can be made. Finding new bearings that are an off the shelf fit might be tough. You would have to plan on making ID or OD spacer rings or both.