edspurrier
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| posted on 3/8/08 at 09:37 PM |
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Wobbly Cortina bearings
Started with two problems: lots of play on the left wheel bearing, such that the brake disc occasionally contacted the upright; on the right, the
disc rotates off-axis and binds for about half the rotation. Cortina uprights.
So I bought new alloy hubs and bearings. This makes the left wheel a bit less wobbly, but not sufficiently so.
ANyubody have any good thoughts? I suppose the left stub axle can be either worn or wobbly - can it be tightened or replaced? And the right can
either have the stub axle off centre or the brake disc warped.
So where can I get affordable COrtina uprights or just stub axles? How do I change or tighten the stub axles?
Thanks
Ed
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NS Dev
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| posted on 3/8/08 at 09:46 PM |
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sounds like damaged stubs, I had one that had had a bearing spun on it, and would never adjust up properly, ended up replacing it after failed
attempts at using bearing fit (lasted about two miles before a slightly longer brake pedal travel gave the game away that it had let go again)
You can get replacement stubs from randall motorsport (£25 each), who can also bore out and thread your uprights to accept the replacement thread-in
stubs (£17 each).
screw-in stub linky
modified upright linky
[Edited on 3/8/08 by NS Dev]
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edspurrier
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| posted on 4/8/08 at 04:24 PM |
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Excellent, thanks. I've ordered some "new" recon uprights from him which hopefully will have better stubs, otherwise I'll get
some modified for those stubs.
SUspect teh disc is warped on the right though.
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edspurrier
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 06:54 PM |
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Perfect. Not a hint of wobble.
Of course I've had to rejig the brake caliper spacers and now the outer brake pad contacts the disc for about half the turn, but it's a
different problem......
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