H: Hubs, Wheels and Tyres Wheel Bearing (H22) Seals?

Marcus Bowden

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Use to have them in the Ex Works Flash big port head, very poor really as they lost interference fit long before Harry Cox bought it for my brother to ride, I rode it once at Cadwell Park but I hadn't run it in enough and seized on lap five. LRO 993. Ted Davis bought it off Harry £250.
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Texas John

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May I suggest that you have H55/2 Nilos seals which fit narrow bearings instead of H55/1 seals which fit the wide bearings. Easy mistake to make when stocking the shelves. they look the same unless compared side by side.
Thank you for the suggestion, but it appears I have the recommended seals (H55/1) as confirmed by measuring the height (0.25 in) and verifying against the specifications shown here (height columns s+v): https://www.skf.com/binaries/pub12/Images/0901d19680237e2b-950-710-Nilos_08_tcm_12-228382.pdf
 

Texas John

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Vincent - Did you receive my email a few days ago? When you have a minute, please reply as I am still interested in your items and will save my Nilos seals for a later bike with the newer style bearings. Thank you. John
 

Vincent Brake

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Thought the replay above was clear.
So if you look at the picture, you see to what bearing numbers the seals fit. Only.those.

I have not looked into your bearing numbers John, sorry.

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Texas John

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Vincent, My apologies as I did not understand those are the only bearing your items fit. Then there is the problem that I cannot compare my bearings (cone W5413, cup is ?) to the more modern bearing numbers. I noticed Maughan & Sons carry an H55 Brass seal so I will look into that, as the H55 part number is in the HRD parts book of same time as my bike was made. Perhaps I will get lucky?
 

craig

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Here is a photo of an H55 pair

20210108_H55seals.jpg
 

Texas John

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Sorry, but my lathe is small (and broken at the moment) and my skills not so advanced.
Relevant dimensions from my hub and bearings (imperial bearings):
ID of hub (where cup/race is inserted): 1.931 in or 49.05 mm.
Depth from face of hub to top of cup (race), i.e. amount cup/race is sunk into hub: 0.135 in or 3.43 mm.
OD of center part of cone bearing that projects through the center of the seal: 1.279 in or 32.49 mm.
So seal ID about 1.283 in or 32.59 mm. (per Vincent in post #17).
Height of center part of cone above top face of hub: 0.120 in or 3.05 mm.
Do either Vincent's seals or H55 seals have appropriate dimensions, please?
 
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