Wow,
This is excellent advice that I'm glad I didn't need yesterday, since the
entire operation has been completed! Scary thought, the shaft splitting!!
Details at http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/differential.shtml
Removing the old seal turned out to be a cinch, using a technique that no
one had suggested here, either. I'm happy to contribute something of value
back to the collective pool of wisdom here. But I'll certainly remember to
protect the shaft in the future when using a puller!
Best wishes,
Jeff
> The one thing I haven't seen mentioned in this discussion, while
obvious
> many people don't think of it until someone tells them - is that when you
> use any puller, put the nut back on the shaft and screw it down at least
> 1/2 the thickness of the nut if not so the top of the nut is flush with
the
> end of the shaft. This keeps the shaft from splitting!
>
> I've seen axles split, and various other shafts split when someone tried
to
> remove something from them without the nut being on the shaft.
>
> John
>
>
>
> John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
> Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
>
> 48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V
> 75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III
>
> Morgan: www.team.net/www/morgan
> Bricklin: www.bricklin.org
>
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