RE: (ET) Play in wheel bearing?

["Humphrey, Timothy" <HumphreyT neads ang af mil>]

Do you have a side discharge mower? This would tend to make you mow with a
lot more left turns than right. Thus putting a greater side load on the
wheels. the inside wheel will try to pull off and the outside will try to
push on. 

I haven't taken them apart yet....can they only go on "just so far". If so
then the left wheel would tend to loosen up, because it can (it's an
American thing ;-) ) and the right can't move so it doesn't loosen. 




> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Roden (Akron OH USA) [mailto:roden ald net]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 12:28 PM
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: Re: (ET) Play in wheel bearing?
> 
> 
> On 30 Apr 2003 at 9:57, Lee Richardson wrote:
> 
> > The hub is held on the shaft with a set screw,
> > which has a habit of working loose. 
> 
> On my ET, the chains go on for the winter, and come off for 
> the summer.  
> Since I find it much easier to apply the chains with the 
> wheels off, that's 
> the perfect time to tighten this setscrew.  It's always loose 
> on one shaft, 
> the left I think, and never on the other.  No idea why.
> 
> 
> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
> 1991 Solectria Force 144vac
> 1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
> 1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc
> 1974 Avco New Idea 36vdc
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