RE: [ST]rear hub play. follow up

["Chris Harwood" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rich

Looking at the factory manual, the DSSA on the RS has two conventional
ball races while the SSSA has one conventional race and one needle
roller bearing on the RHS (built into the hub).  It also says the latter
cannot be removed without damaging it.

Cars often have twin taper-roller bearings as they take lateral
loadings better.  Plain needle-rollers take no lateral forces
whatsoever.

Chris Harwood
00 RS

>>> Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 01/06/2005 13:20:20 >>>
I use high temp lithium grease and slap it on good.

Also, I've seen mention of deedle or needle bearings.  Are the bearings
on the SSSA different?  A guy at work mentioned that a cars bearings are
trapazoidal in shape? and you can see the bearing is long.
		 ____
		/    \
	     /      \
	    /        \
	   /_________ \

Mine look more like a big version of sealed skateboard bearings instead
of a cone.  If that's true, maybe that's the difference.

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