Hey! That did the trick! I had to use the opposite end of the hub as
leverage. Live and learn.
They are tight! duh....
Many apologies to the list for my "newbieness".
Dan
'73 B
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Byers <byers@cconnect.net>
To: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, February 16, 1998 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: Bearing Seal Question - then I'll shut up, maybe...
>Hi, Dan. Grab the lip of the seal with pliers and twist, or get a good
>hold with the pliers and whack them with a hammer to collapse the seal. It
>is a pretty tight fit, and you will be replacing the seal with a new one
>anyway.
>
>Steve Byers
>Havelock, NC USA
>'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
>"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
>than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
>
>
>----------
>> From: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
>> To: mgs@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Bearing Seal Question - then I'll shut up, maybe...
>> Date: Monday, February 16, 1998 7:55 PM
>>
>> Listers:
>> As I'm TRYING to replace the front bearings, the seal that keeps the
>inners
>> in just won't budge from the hub! Prying it up with a screwdriver just
>isn't
>> doing it. It's stuck!
>> Is it possible the seal has melted to the hub?
>> Are there mechanics out there who glue these things in when they install?
>> I'm faced with picking and slicing the damn thing off with a knife and
>> pliers, just want some confirmation that this has happened to someone
>else
>> before.
>> TIA
>>
>> Dan
>> '73 B
>
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