Play in wheel bearings?

[phileas_fogg]

Thanks Pete. It'll take a while to disassemble everything to get the measurement you describe. As a poor man's substitute I used a dial indicator to measure the amount of play at the rim. I've got 0.030-0.040" at the edge of the rim just before the lip. The rim is 18" lip to lip. Assuming a 2" diameter bearing, that means I've got 1/9 of the measured play, or ~0.004". Does this seem excessive?

I measured two ways. First, base was secured to frame with indicator tip at upper rim:

IMG_3655 by jhsitton, on Flickr

Second, base was on floor with indicator tip at lower rim:

IMG_3656 by jhsitton, on Flickr


John