Reply To: A40 front wheel bearings

[MikeN]

I’m surprised they are tapered. They should be  angular contact ball bearings shouldn’t they? As fitted to many cars of this age to take up the side forces encountered in car wheels.  Are you planning on replacing them with common deep groove ball bearings? I don’t think ordinary DG ball bearings would be suitable for a car wheel application. You can use them in motorbikes because the forces act in a different direction when cornering. BTW, I replaced the wheel bearings on my A40 last year (simple job) . It suddenly became a lot quieter in the cab!