bigbadbob76 wrote:Yes, I had thought of a spacer ring, I could probably fit the carrier in the lathe at work but from posts on here the wear is very slight and hard to measure.
Would be interesting to hear how you get on if you decide to go down that road.
For those with no workshop workshop to hand:
This kind of salvage scheme (Bodge to the cynically minded) is just up my street but to be honest is a bit fraught in terms of chucking/jigging and available throw on the lathe. The ring needs to be thin enough not to compromise the strength of the carrier while being stable enough to machine and measure. Plus unless you are doing it yourself you would be trusting someone who probably has less than ideal experience in this particular process and whose mistake could lose you the whole bearing carrier. plus you add another interface with the attendant machining tolerances. So in my opinion it should be a very last resort.
In view of the comparatively large diameter and width of the bearing I might consider as a start to give one of the Bearing Fit products by Loctite a go. Of course after taking advice from their Tech Dept. (There are other manufacturers). Although it can cause disassembly problems later. And while not suggesting that you use it to sneak a dangerous vehicle past the MOT tester, it could enable the MOT tester to sleep at night. Should the "salvage scheme" fail over time then you would be back where you started with no risk or damage.
Note when using these anaerobic products absolute cleanliness is vital so all surfaces treated should be thoroughly clean and dry - I use IPA. (Isopropyl alcohol not the drink) and it goes without saying that if it gets anywhere other than where it should be
