[Healeys] BN2 back axle

[Bob Haskell]

Mike,

The bearings are lubricated with the rear axle oil.  No grease. Oil 
flows between the axle shaft and the axle housing to around to the 
bearing.  Yes, the paper gasket has to be oil tight.  The oil seal keeps 
the oil from lubricating the brake shoes.

Bob Haskell
Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar

On 3/17/24 16:13, mike brooks via Healeys wrote:
> Can someone explain how the hub oil seals are meant to work. They are 
> inbord of the hub bearings. Are the hubs meant to be packed with 
> grease? ( the service manual suggests they should, but the same manual 
> doesn't tell you to pack the hub with grease when changing hub 
> bearings and seals). Is the back axle oil intended to pass across the 
> oil seal to the hub bearing? If so, then the paper gasket in the hub 
> flange to half-shaft joint will need to be oil tight.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Mike Brooks
> 56 BN2
> Scotland
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