Triumph TR6 PI Operation Manual page 352

REAR SUSPENSION
Service Tools S317 , S3 18
Adjusting
Adjustment to the hub bearings is effected by means
of the adjusting nut located behind the rear hub and
necessitates the removal of the rear hub and drive
shaft assembly from the car 64.15.01.
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- Check and adjust
REAR HUB BEARING END-FLOAT
Checking
I. Jack up rear of car and remove the road wheel.
2. Release the handbrake and remove the brake drum.
3. Using a dial gauge with the stylus mounted to contact
the hub flange check bearing end·float. Correctly
adjusted, end-float should be within 0'002 to 0'005
in (0'051 to 0'13 mm).
Increasing end-float
Reducing end-float
1. Locate the drive shaft in the holding jig S318.
2. Straighten the tabs on the lock washer.
3. Using a dial gauge check bearing end-float.
4. Screw the adjusting nut towards the hub until end
Float of 0'002 in (0'051 mm), is obtained. Care
must be taken not to reduce end-float below 0'002 in
(0'051 mm). Should this occur the collapsible spacer
fitted between the hub and the inner bearing must be
renewed.
5. Tighten the locknut ensuring that the adjusting nut is
held firmly. Bend the locking tabs over the adjusting
nut and locknut and examine the condition of the
locking tabs. If doubt exists as to their ability to hold
the adjusting nut and locknut a new lock washer must
be fitted.
1.
2.
Mount the drive shaft in holding jig S318.
Carry out instructions 3 to 9, 14 to 19 and 21 to 26,
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Triumph TR6 Manual. Part No. S4S2n Issue 1