[AJD] (AJD] Early Styled B Front Wheel Bearing

[Robert M. Massengale]

I was doing some general service maintenance on my '41 B sn 
109494 and decided that I'd inspect and repack the front wheel 
bearing on the straight tricycle front end.  After removing the 
spindle nut and washer I got hold of the outer bearing cone 
expecting to pull the cone/bearing/cage assembly out.  Only the 
cone came out, leaving the roller bearings and the bearing cage in 
the hub.  After getting the bearing and cage out I cleaned 
everything up, expecting to find the bearings and cage badly worn.  
However, neither shows obvious abnormal wear.  Were the early 
bearings intended to be this way as opposed to a single unit like 
modern wheel bearings?  If yes. is there a technique to getting 
everything to stay together for reassembly?

Mike Massengale
Fredericksburg, Texas