Hee hee,
Yes, Fred, you can pry the seal out from behind, or you can drift out
the bearing from the front! Amazingly, if you're gentle, you CAN beat
on a bearing. Personally, I use a wide-bladed screwdriver, get it in
behind the seal, and twist to pry the old seal out- often, they're
pretty stuck in there. If you find that the bearing is bad, they're not
very expensive- a LOT cheaper than a new spindle.
But how did the grease destroy your ROTOR? The pad, I can see, but the
grease shouldn't have harmed the rotor??? Or did the pad come apart?
Toby
Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've got new rotors and seals ready to go into the front wheels. One of the
> existing seals blew grease all over my brakes, destroying the rotor disc
> and brake pads so my '66 pulls to the side when stopping.
>
> So how do I pop those old seals out from behind the inner bearings, without
> damaging the bearings? If the bearings are in good shape, I'd rather not
> have to buy new ones. Do I pry the seal out from the back side of the
> rotor, or do I push it out from inside the front hub with a tool of some
> kind?
>
> Fred - So.SF
> SF BADROC
> '66 2000
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