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Old 07-09-17 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Jclay85
Yeah, I believe I understand. Basically, I don't want the bearings to be pinched between the cups and the race on the shaft. In order to achieve the correct tension, I just back the cups in to the shaft right up to the point at which there's no lateral play. The outside notched ring nut keeps the cup from backing out. I do wonder why there's not a nut on both cups though?
The other cup - the fixed cup - so named because it retains a fixed/non-adjustable position, gets torqued down when screwed in.
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