Speaking of Wheels . . (Fuchs).

[Bernie Benz]

> From: DAK <dak at rochester.rr.com>
>
> Bernie,
> I thought it was simple. If you move the effective load outboard enough,
> the bearing isn't operating within its design parameters. Forces from
> takikng bumps on the road would be transmitted through a point beyond
> the edge of the wheel bearing instead of a line through the middle of
> the wheel bearing. Am I missing something?
Only that the wheel force on the bearing is always "overhung" i.e. not
centered on the radial axis of the bearing, so the Q is how much?  And does
it make a diff if the overhang is built into the wheel or attributed to
wheel spacers, the latter being an obviously trivial Q.

Bernie
>
> David
>
> Bernie Benz wrote:
>>> From: DAK <dak at rochester.rr.com>
>>>
>>> I think he is talking about having the center of the wheel (tire tread)
>>> moved away from the center of the bearing. I'm not sure how closely they
>>> line up in a stock configuration, but would imagine they are pretty
>>> close. Shifting the wheel out changes the load on the bearing.
>>
>> David, You've missed his stated point that I was objecting to, that being
>> that wheel spacers increase the load on wheel bearings independent of
>> offset.
>>
>>
>>> I would expect the outer race would be more heavliy loaded.
>>
>> Why, and relative to what, the inner race?  The couple forces are equal on
>> the two, inner and outer race.
>>
>> Further, Taka never did address my Q, that being:
>> How does your wheel bearing know the difference between a spacered offset
>> and a wheel offset of equal magnitude?
>>
>> Bernie
>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> Bernie Benz wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> From: TM <t44tq at mindspring.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> Second, that large of a spacer starts putting the wheels so far outboard
>>>>> that I would be concerned with wheel bearing life.
>>>>
>>>> Taka, How does your wheel bearing know the difference between a spacered
>>>> offset and a wheel offset of equal magnitude?
>>>>
>>>> Bernie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Taka
>>>>
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