[Spridgets] Axle seal failure / wheel cylinder failure
Lester
lesterewing at mac.com
Sun Sep 23 13:56:52 MDT 2018
Yeah, that one I figured out ;-)
Lester
> On Sep 23, 2018, at 12:16 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:
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> Lester,
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> The only thing you might want to do differently is drive the car more often after you replace the seals. Keep those seals from drying out!
>
> Rick
>
> Sent from my keyboard
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>> On Sep 23, 2018, at 11:11 AM, Lester via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Just to be sure I need to:
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>> Undo the retaining screw
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>> Lever the axle out and free of the hub
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>> Undo lock washer
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>> Undo hub nut
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>> Jury rig a device to pull hub
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>> Pull out seal
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>> Install new seal
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>> Reinstall hub, lock washer,nut (Any tips welcome, all the video shows work with rear end removed from car.)
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>> Install new “O” ring
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>> Install new paper gasket
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>> Install axle
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>> Congratulate myself on a job well done?
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