Listers,
I asked these questions before but only got one response, I thought I
would try again.
I have a problem with grease leaking into the right rear brake
drum ( counter to my attempts to brake). I have been contemplating only
replacing the outer seal. This of course will mean that the hub must come
off. I have attempted to fabricate my own "churchill" tool using a 2" pipe
floor flange ( fits wheel bolt hole pattern but holes needed to be drilled
out to 9/16"(?) ), pipe nipple, pipe cap, and a welded nut in the center of
the cap to fit my gear puller thread. I have purchased the complete
replacement bearing assembly but am reluctant to start this project now,
since
the good weather has arrived, and do not want to have the car on jack stands
for several weeks while I find machine shops to press out/in bearing, etc.,
etc.. I would
rather wait to the end of our short New England driving season to do the
complete repair but I want the brakes to work! My question is has anyone
removed the hub while the axle is still in place and successfully replaced
that outer seal? My manuals describe pulling the axle off to the bench before
removing the hub and describe several other special tools for pressing the
axle out of the trunion bearing housing, pressing bearings out of the trunion
and so on. I also want to replace at the same time the drums wheel cylinder
as the DCO broke the bleeder nipple, any problem replacing only one side?
Pete
1980 Spit
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