When you go to put the seal back in you should use a seal driver. If there
is a PEP BOYS near you they lend automotive tools for free. BTW they also
have the seals and bearings but charge a few bucks more than Parts
America.
...Art
On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Dan Ray wrote:
> Hey! That did the trick! I had to use the opposite end of the hub as
> leverage. Live and learn.
> They are tight! duh....
> Many apologies to the list for my "newbieness".
> Dan
> '73 B
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Byers <byers@cconnect.net>
> To: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, February 16, 1998 6:07 PM
> Subject: Re: Bearing Seal Question - then I'll shut up, maybe...
>
>
> >Hi, Dan. Grab the lip of the seal with pliers and twist, or get a good
> >hold with the pliers and whack them with a hammer to collapse the seal. It
> >is a pretty tight fit, and you will be replacing the seal with a new one
> >anyway.
> >
> >Steve Byers
> >Havelock, NC USA
> >'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
> >"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
> >than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
> >
> >
> >----------
> >> From: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
> >> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> >> Subject: Bearing Seal Question - then I'll shut up, maybe...
> >> Date: Monday, February 16, 1998 7:55 PM
> >>
> >> Listers:
> >> As I'm TRYING to replace the front bearings, the seal that keeps the
> >inners
> >> in just won't budge from the hub! Prying it up with a screwdriver just
> >isn't
> >> doing it. It's stuck!
> >> Is it possible the seal has melted to the hub?
> >> Are there mechanics out there who glue these things in when they install?
> >> I'm faced with picking and slicing the damn thing off with a knife and
> >> pliers, just want some confirmation that this has happened to someone
> >else
> >> before.
> >> TIA
> >>
> >> Dan
> >> '73 B
> >
>
>
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