I have done both seals on my TR2, and I wasted hours attempting to
remove the outer hub with a screw-type extractor.
To remove the outer hub from the axle shaft (to access the outer
seals), you will require the services of a hydraulic press. I suggest
the following procedure:
1. Loosen the large axle nut. This is best accomplished with the road
wheel still in place, to help prevent the axle from rotating. This nut
is tightened to 120 lb-ft as I recall, so it is often tough to remove.
2. Remove the complete hub/axle assembly by removing the six bolts
from the brake backing plate.
3. Take the hub/axle assembly to your friendly machine shop, and ask
the proprietor to put it on his biggest, baddest hydraulic press.
Separating these components usually takes several tons of pressure,
and is announced by a very loud noise.
Have fun!
-mg
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From: Gregory Petrolati
Sent: Friday, May 12, 1995 6:08AM
To: TR4guyinVA@aol.com
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Oil pressure and Axle seals....
On Fri, 12 May 1995 TR4guyinVA@aol.com wrote:
> Gonna put two questions in here.
>
> First I noticed that someone thought that and oil pressure reading of below
> 20 psi (at idling after engine is hot) is bad. Any other thoughts on this?
>
> supposed to stay in the diff, and the halfshaft gets grease from a grease
> zerk? How's all that work? How hard is it to change oil seals on a solid
> axle TR?
>
> Scott Tilton
>
If you look down the bore of the axle you will see the inner axle
seals about 6" in. These are not easy to get out, ahving changed
mine once. I finally settled on a slide hammer with a hook on it
to pull the boogers out. I'm sure there are those who have hit on
an easier way, but I don't know it. The outer seals are just plain
nasty to get out. It usually require a mohunkas, great press to
get the halves apart (there was a rather lengthy string about this
process on the list just a couple weeks ago).
I wouldn't worry about diff oil on the axle halves up to the inner
seal. Anything beyond that would indicate a bad inner seal (another
symptom would be oil leaking out of the shaft end behind the brake
drum).Of the two jobs getting the inner seals out is definitely
the easier.
Good luck,
Greg
gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
"That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
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