good morning, gene!
the hub appears to be cast in one part, and then machined, and then the bearing is pressed in (i have a brand new hub/bearing assy here -- you can see a slight purple discoloration where the hub was probably heated when the bearing was pressed in, in order to make that job easier); the area where the hub casting failed is definitely radiused; i'd say about 1/4" radius... i buy the bearing and hub as a complete assembly, ready to install; i did not purchase it at a honda dealership, but i believe it is a good quality part; it is packaged 'National Hub and Bearing', and is marked 'Federal Mogul', made in USA (michigan).
here are two pictures of the brand new hub/bearing assembly (i put it on the car so that i could limp it out of the trailer and down to the garage; now i have the entire trailing arm pretty much stripped of everything!):
i have replaced the drivers side rear hub/bearing twice, and the passenger side once. the typical symptoms i have seen have been a 'growly' noise when cornering hard, and then when i check it by lifting and rocking the wheel, there is typically some visible play (1/16" or so). that is when i disassemble and remove the entire hub/bearing, clean the spindle, and reinstall a fresh assembly. Not so, this time! everything was fine and perfect right up til BANG! CRASH!
hope that helps answer some of your questions!
todd
the hub appears to be cast in one part, and then machined, and then the bearing is pressed in (i have a brand new hub/bearing assy here -- you can see a slight purple discoloration where the hub was probably heated when the bearing was pressed in, in order to make that job easier); the area where the hub casting failed is definitely radiused; i'd say about 1/4" radius... i buy the bearing and hub as a complete assembly, ready to install; i did not purchase it at a honda dealership, but i believe it is a good quality part; it is packaged 'National Hub and Bearing', and is marked 'Federal Mogul', made in USA (michigan).
here are two pictures of the brand new hub/bearing assembly (i put it on the car so that i could limp it out of the trailer and down to the garage; now i have the entire trailing arm pretty much stripped of everything!):
i have replaced the drivers side rear hub/bearing twice, and the passenger side once. the typical symptoms i have seen have been a 'growly' noise when cornering hard, and then when i check it by lifting and rocking the wheel, there is typically some visible play (1/16" or so). that is when i disassemble and remove the entire hub/bearing, clean the spindle, and reinstall a fresh assembly. Not so, this time! everything was fine and perfect right up til BANG! CRASH!
hope that helps answer some of your questions!
todd
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#11 Ford Probe GT
2011 Race Track Combat Champion
2009 NASA MA PTE Champion
2007 NASA MA PTE Champion
Need driver coaching? Need a hired driver? contact me at: http://www.reidspeedinc.com
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, or Racer....
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