FPS3@aol.com wrote:
>
> Gaskets?
>
> Ooops... forgot them...
>
> Shim(s)
> Bearing retainer
> Gasket
> backing plate
> gasket
> retainer
> gasket
> top hat
>
> I use Locktite 515 in leiu of gaskets.
> Inner oil seal can be cut/damaged easily by the splines/rough axle- be
> gentle.
> I use anti-seize on the taper- doesn't do a lot of good- but might help
> smetimes. I HATE removing hubs. I put the damn things on the wrong side a few
> years ago (about 4AM). Realized it the next AM. Had to pull the axle with the
> hub and backing plate hanging on it and take the whole mess down to the shop
> to have the hub pressed off- it was like a gunshot when it broke loose.
>
> Fred Sisson
> I know you won't forget- but I have lost three left rear wheels (high
> school) by forgeting to cotter the nuts.Fred-unrelated topic, but...
I was flipping through a May 1966 Road & Track and came across an ad
for a 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300-SL roadster, needing a ring and seal in the
rear end, for the lordly sum of $1,995.00 advertised by Fred Sisson of
Bloomington, Ind.Well, Fred, I've deliberated long enough-throw in a set
of floor mats, and I'll pay your price.:)
Jeff Smith
1968 4/4 1600
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