[Spridgets] Axle seal failure / wheel cylinder failure

Ron Soave soavero at yahoo.com
Sun Sep 23 12:01:19 MDT 2018


Yes! You can forget the gasket and use a very small layer of Dow 732 schmutz. We use 732 on some  stuff at work in very hostile environment space junk and it’s my fav stuff now. 

Ron Soave

> On Sep 23, 2018, at 10:11 AM, Lester via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> So, a search of the 10,807 messages I still keep on my machine (Yes, really.) indicated that I asked the same questions in 2009.  
> 
> In 9 years has anything changed?  Are there new seals that are the bees knees?  I don’t think that I need new bearings as the miles are low enough.
> 
> Just to be sure I need to:
> 
> Undo the retaining screw
> 
> Lever the axle out and free of the hub
> 
> Undo lock washer
> 
> Undo hub nut
> 
> Jury rig a device to pull hub 
> 
> Pull out seal
> 
> Install new seal
> 
> Reinstall hub, lock washer,nut  (Any tips welcome, all the video shows work with rear end removed from car.)
> 
> Install new “O” ring
> 
> Install new paper gasket 
> 
> Install axle
> 
> Congratulate myself on a job well done?
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