Wasn't sure whether to post here or in the "rear-engined Fiats" section, but anyway....Started getting wheel bearing noise on my '71 850 Spider, sounds like the left front. So this weekend I did a quick inspection, removed the left front wheel and grease cap, unstaked the hub nut and loosened it enough to pull the outer bearing out a quarter-inch or so. Cleaned out the 'old' grease (which was only about a year old and looked fine), packed with new grease, adjusted the bearing per the book, then went for a test drive. No difference.
It was harder than expected to find replacement wheel bearings for the car, I finally located a front bearing "complete set" from on of the eBay vendors, and while waiting for those parts to arrive I might do a similar check on the right front.
Looking for any advice from our wise gearheads - what to look for, tips on doing the replacements, whatever. A search here on Xweb turned up much advice for X1/9s (no surprise) but no posts related to the 850, which has a different design for the bearing installation. Also looking for a source of rear wheel bearings in case I need those too, I couldn't find them anywhere except possibly one seller in Germany.
It was harder than expected to find replacement wheel bearings for the car, I finally located a front bearing "complete set" from on of the eBay vendors, and while waiting for those parts to arrive I might do a similar check on the right front.
Looking for any advice from our wise gearheads - what to look for, tips on doing the replacements, whatever. A search here on Xweb turned up much advice for X1/9s (no surprise) but no posts related to the 850, which has a different design for the bearing installation. Also looking for a source of rear wheel bearings in case I need those too, I couldn't find them anywhere except possibly one seller in Germany.