Bruce,
If you don't have oil in the brake drums and the hubs spin freely
without any clicking or grabbing, leave the bearings and seals alone.
Otherwise install new wheel bearings, seals, gaskets and o-rings
in the hubs.
Check the diff for backlash and bearing slop and for loss of the
case hardening in the crown wheel and pinion. If there is a lot
of oil at the front flange, then the pinion seal will probably need
replacing.
Check the metalastik bushes at the front and rear of the main spring
and that the u-bolts aren't loose.
Finally, check the brake shoes for wear and the drums for wear.
New drums are pretty cheap and they make the handbrake work oh
so much better than out of spec old drums.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, 25 April 1999 1:14
Subject: Busted tranny..NOT!
>Yippee! I have a broken axle! Sounds odd, but it is better than a blown
>transmission.
>I am going to be swapping rearends sometime this week. I intend to fully
>check out the rearend before installing it but need to know about any
>odd things to check. The rear end is out of a 67 Sprite that has 32000
>miles on it. Cosmo should be on the road by Friday.
>Thanks for all the great advice on my problem. I would have gone in the
>wrong direction if not for the list and its wisdom.
>Bruce Lowry
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