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Old 10-16-2021, 12:48 PM   #1
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Default Cone Shaped Front Wheel Bearing Retaining Washers

Just ordered two front wheel bearing retaining washers which are slightly undersized so I can put on dust caps. Don't know why Henry forgot those. Anyway, the new washers are slightly conical in shape, and I don't know if this is by design or by cheap manufacturing. I have never seen this before. Should I crush them flat or install as-is? If I install as-is, which way do they go, raised center hole facing in or out?
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Old 10-16-2021, 02:31 PM   #2
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Old 10-16-2021, 05:09 PM   #3
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I think it must be a manufacturing fault .They should be flat to work as designed .

John in same place same weather
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Old 10-16-2021, 07:03 PM   #4
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Flat.
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Old 10-17-2021, 06:58 AM   #5
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Default Re: Cone Shaped Front Wheel Bearing Retaining Washers

I put dust caps on my front wheels years ago and just ground down the washers that were on the car originally. Work slowly to keep them round. Remember, patience is a virtue. One of the few virtues I still have.
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Old 10-17-2021, 09:12 AM   #6
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Maybe they are conical to allow inward clearance; if flattened wouldn’t fit??
I’d be skeptical of getting and maintaining thrust on the bearing
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Old 10-17-2021, 09:42 AM   #7
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Default Re: Cone Shaped Front Wheel Bearing Retaining Washers

if you put them on, do they hit the top edge of the bearing? if so i would turn them around.

any i have seen have been flat.
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