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Chris Marshall · 04-14-2026, 08:05 AM

In my experience that bearing spacer that goes on the spindle needs to have an interference fit and not spin. The inner bearing will not hold it. The generic kits use a valve seat that does not have the correct ID diameter for an interference fit. I had these on my 32 roadster several years ago. After driving some miles I noticed one of the front hubs had excessive play. Bearings looked good so I put it back together. A few hundred miles and the hub was loose again. A closer inspection showed those spacers were spinning on the spindle and slowly wearing down. The friction from the grease seal was enough to make them spin on the spindle. The fix? - purchase a set of bearing spacers from Dennis Lacy at Early V8 Garage. His are machined and have the correct interference fit so they won't spin. I put a set on my 32 and haven't had any more issues.

04-14-2026, 08:05 AM	#8
Chris Marshall Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Overbrook, Ks Posts: 167	Re: Adapting hydraulic brakes to 34 spindle In my experience that bearing spacer that goes on the spindle needs to have an interference fit and not spin. The inner bearing will not hold it. The generic kits use a valve seat that does not have the correct ID diameter for an interference fit. I had these on my 32 roadster several years ago. After driving some miles I noticed one of the front hubs had excessive play. Bearings looked good so I put it back together. A few hundred miles and the hub was loose again. A closer inspection showed those spacers were spinning on the spindle and slowly wearing down. The friction from the grease seal was enough to make them spin on the spindle. The fix? - purchase a set of bearing spacers from Dennis Lacy at Early V8 Garage. His are machined and have the correct interference fit so they won't spin. I put a set on my 32 and haven't had any more issues.