22-05-2020, 10:14 PM
Well done Jon! Glad you have now got your front hub off. I have a hub currently waiting to go to my favorite engineering shop once we are out of lockdown, where some gorilla screwed the grub screw in so tight that the screwdriver just chewed the end up instead of fetching it out (It's a taper thread to take a grease nipple).
I disagree with your assessment of the design. At least one can get the thing to pieces if one has to. The only bit you can't get out without removing the screw is the outer bearing from the hub itself. If you want 'silly design' try looking at modern cars, where a comparatively simple operation is made almost impossible because of a complete lack of thought at the design stage. (Like having to remove the inlet manifold to change the spark plugs on a VW Bora, or having to lift the body from the chassis to change the starter motor on a Landrover Discovery)
I disagree with your assessment of the design. At least one can get the thing to pieces if one has to. The only bit you can't get out without removing the screw is the outer bearing from the hub itself. If you want 'silly design' try looking at modern cars, where a comparatively simple operation is made almost impossible because of a complete lack of thought at the design stage. (Like having to remove the inlet manifold to change the spark plugs on a VW Bora, or having to lift the body from the chassis to change the starter motor on a Landrover Discovery)