Triumph TR6 PI Operation Manual page 354

REAR
SUSPENSION
Refitting
13. Evenly press or drift the inner and outer bearing
tracks into position in the bearing housing.
14. Fit new inner and outer oil seals to the bearing
housing (Seal lip towards bearing track).
15. Fit the locknut, new tab washer and adjusting nut to
the stub shaft, and screw both nuts as close to the
universal joint as possible.
16. Fit the stoneguard, distance piece, inner bearing and a
new collapsible spacer to the stub shaft.
17. Fit the key to the stub shaft.
18. Half fill the bearing housing with grease.
19. Install the bearing housing on the stub shaft.
20. Fit the outer bearing to the hub.
2 1.** Fit the hub, plain washer and nyloc nut (or castellated
nut - later models) to the stub shaft. Tighten nut to
the correct torque, see Page 06-4, and fit the split pill
to the castellated nut on later models.**
22. Screw adjusting nut by hand towards the bearing
housing until bearing end-float approaches 0'002 in
(0'51 mm).
23. Usiug a dial gauge, check bearing end-float.
'24. Using tool S3 t7, carefully continue to screw the
adjusting nut towards the bearing housing until
bearing end float of 0'002 in (0"051 mm) is obtained.
0'13 mm) is obtained.
NOTE: Care must be taken not to reduce bearing end-float
to less than 0"002 in (0"051 mm), as this will
necessitate stripping the hub and renewing the
excessively compressed collapsible spacer.
25. Ensure that the adjusting nut is not disturbed and
tighten the locknut.
26. Bend the locking tabs over the adjusting nut and
locknut.
64.15.14 Sheet 2
Triumph TR6 Manual. Part No. 545277 Issue 2
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