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[sfelps]

My TR6 has very loose rear wheel bearings. I took it to a shop to have them adjusted.  After about one week and 150 miles i got a call that they dont do that and dont know anyone that does.
Can anyone advise of a shop in northern ill or southern wisconsin that can perform this service?
Could i do it myself?
I was told it requires a lot of special tools and it's very hard to get the parts and difficult to get the correct parts...
PlEASE HELP. summer is here and i want to enjoy the car before it snows again!
its a 69 model

[TR3driver]

Unfortunately, the "right way" to do it is to disassemble the hub and replace the collapsible spacer.  Most likely, they are loose because one of the bearings is starting to fail, so you might as well change the bearings and seal at the same time.

Doing it yourself is not totally out of the question, but you'll need to start by building some tools.  One good article on the subject is at http://dbuettner.dyndns.org/tlms/trsite/downloads/hubpulln.pdf

Probably a lot easier to just remove the halfshafts yourself, and ship them to an LBC specialist to have the bearings replaced.  I don't have any experience with them, but Macy's Garage http://www.macysgarage.com/index.html and Quantum Mechanics http://www.quantumechanics.com have good reputations.

Another place to try would be "Just Brits" near Chicago.  I don't know if Ed has the tools to do it himself (he mostly works on Healeys & MGs), but he might know someone in the area that does.  And he could probably pull the shafts for you, if you are in the area.
http://www.justbrits.com/

[sfelps]

Thanks TR3.
I did find the parts from one of the usual suspects, they are on order.
A local corvette mechanic, amongst other machines as well, has looked over my shop manual and will be doing the work for me.
I do not have a good place to lay up the car for a long time to do it myself, nor do i wish to attempt it without a jig. be nice of the shop manual to give one dimensions for making these tools.
I will post again to let y'all know of the results.
apparently not a typical proceedure. yours is the only reply. i do notice that quite often, many viewings but few replies to a lot of subjects. do we have mostly lurkers here?

[TR3driver]

Well, be sure your Corvette mechanic does not try to use an ordinary general-purpose hub puller to remove the hubs from the stub axles.  The flange part of the hub (where the studs are) will frequently distort and ruin the hub before the locking taper lets go.  I thought the article I linked to above had the drawing to build the puller, but I was mistaken.  So here is Tony's version:
http://dbuettner.dyndns.org/tlms/trsite/downloads/hubpull.pdf
and also the drawing for the wrench:
http://dbuettner.dyndns.org/tlms/trsite/downloads/spanner.pdf

Just as food for thought, here is another type of home-made puller.  Although shown doing TR3 solid-axle hubs, it should work fine for TR6 hubs as well.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B2H2NJt34OffOTIyYmQ4MzgtNDM0Yy00OTY1LTljNzEtZDMyNjM5OWFkZTQ4&hl=en_US

I'm afraid the VTR forum isn't as popular as some of the others, possibly because it's a relatively new feature.  I only check here (and reply when I can) because a friend asked me to.  If you want a Triumph forum with more traffic (and lots of pictures), check out
http://www.britishcarforum.com/bcforum/ubbthreads.php/forums/5/1/Triumph

But posting in the TR6 area might help too.  "All Things VTR" is really for posts relating to VTR as an organization, rather than the cars.

-- Randall

[Blake Discher]

Hi Steven,

This is posted in the "All Things VTR" forum instead of the "TR6" forum. If you want me to move it over let me know.

Cheers,
Blake