Topic: Morris wheel woes

[scottly]

I recently found a bit of play in my rear wheel, that I thought might be a bad bearing. It turned out the bearing/sprocket carrier was not clamped firmly against the hub of the wheel, and apparently hadn't been for many miles. The flat-head bolts that hold the carrier to the wheel were not loose, in fact, they were very difficult to get out, as if they had been installed with red loc-tite.

I can fix it, but I was a bit shocked.  

[754]

I doubt the wheel is bad. The main thing is the register lip fit into the hole in the wheel, at least I think there is a register.
 If that is worn, it can be fixed, the very worst it could be you make new sideplates(carriers) for the bearing.

[scottly]

I already chucked the side-plate on the lathe, and it cleaned up pretty well with a .005" cut. The register has some galling, but I don't think it's a problem. I may be able to fit the wheel on my friend's mill, but I haven't measured yet.
On the bright side, I may have finally found the source of my head-shake!

[754]

Run a file across the hub part of wheel to remove any norgs.. then mount plate and check runnout. When you put the plate in check for wiggle in centre hole. If there is play you can sleeve the lip on the plate or mount it, with bolts and washers, true it, and dowel it.. I would not cut on the wheel if not needed.
 It probably oK..

[scottly]

That's about where I'm at; bolt it up and indicate it and see where it is. I would rather not cut the wheel if I can avoid it.

norgs??? I take this to mean goobers, or boogers (high spots from galling)?

[scottly]

I checked lateral run-out near the OD of the rim: .007"