At 11:07 AM 6/3/2015, Alistair Bell wrote: >The 360 ft lbs of torque is not bearing against the circlip. You >could assemble the stub axle, hub, and bearings outside the bearing >housing. The big nut presses the hub against the inner race of the >outer bearing, which presses against the spacer, which presses >against the inner race of the inner bearing. > >In other words, the stub axle is like a big bolt, with the nut on >the end pressing what ever is between the nut and the head of the bolt. The crucial point is that the forces are all exerted through one side of the bearings, without passing through the bearing surfaces themselves. The inner races are simply being fixed rigidly in place, with no thrust loads imposed on the bearing assemblies. Yours, David |
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