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Originally Posted by redmodelt
We use the repair kits all the time. They should come with the correct bearings. If the inside of the hub is worn, how are axle housing race areas? The wear will be at the bottom. No good fixing the one if the others worn too. They can be fixed also but it's a lot more work.
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How are you fixturing the hub in a lathe? Personally I have only attempted to repair one time, and I set it up on the Mill on 1-2-3 blocks & jacks and tried to indicate it with a coaxial indicator. IMHO, it was not worth the effort. Will Croncrite made a Go/No-Go gauge to test a bunch of hubs he had, and he told me there were quite a few in his lot that did not pass. For that reason only, I have been replacing. Using a telescoping bore gauge, we are checking for taper. Like Will found, more are tapered in that bearing race area than not.