Glen,
Thanks for the tip. I wasn't sure if the rear bearings were thrust bearings, so
I thought I'd ask. I'll have another look at them when I get home.
- Bryan
BTW - will I be seeing your sprite this weekend??
>To: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>
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>Subject: Re: Rear hub seals
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>Bryan,
>
>The rear bearings are not "thrust" bearings as they are up front. It
>shouldn't matter which way you put them in. For a hub puller, turn the axle
>around bolt the 'hat' of the axle to the hub with the shaft sticking way out
>in space. If you only put the lugnuts on partway, you now have a custom
>fitted slide hammer to remove the hubs.
>
>Regards,
>Glen Byrns
>'59 bugeye
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
>To: <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>; <Andrew.Griffith@ReadRite.com>
>Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 2:43 PM
>Subject: RE: Rear hub seals
>
>
>> Does anyone know if there is a 'thrust' side to the rear wheel bearings,
>and if
>> so, which way should the side marked 'thrust' be installed in the hubs? I
>don't
>> remember seeing anything about that in my manuals last night.
>>
>> - Bryan
>>
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>> >Subject: RE: Rear hub seals
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>> >Bryan,
>> >If your rear hubs are anything like mine... you wont need a press for the
>> >bearings, they almost fell out.
>> >Use lots of Hylomar on both sides of the paper gasket and all over the
>> >o-ring, this is where it works best. Don't buy any if you need some... I
>> >have lots.
>> >Good Luck,
>> >-Drew
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Bryan Vandiver [mailto:Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM]
>> >Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 10:38 AM
>> >To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>> >Subject: Rear hub seals
>> >
>> >
>> >I finally pulled one of my rear wheels last night to track down the oil
>> >leaks on
>> >both my rear wheels.
>> >The seals between the axle half-shafts/hub, were nice an dry, however, I
>can
>> >see
>> >definite oil seepage from the inside hub seal.
>> >To replace these, it looks like I'll have to pull the hubs, and press out
>> >the
>> >bearings and then the seals. Can I press in the new seal, and bearing
>with
>> >hand
>> >tools, or do I need a press??
>> >BTW - what size is the nut retaining the rear hub (1&7/8"?)?? when I
>> >originally
>> >installed them, the wheels studs were not installed, so I was able to use
>a
>> >crescent wrench, but now it looks like I'll need to get a socket, unless
>I
>> >feel
>> >like pounding on my nice replaced wheel studs.
>> >Also I notice the shop manuals dont give any specs for how tight the rear
>> >hub
>> >retaing nut should be, any pointere on that.
>> >
>> >Thanks - Bryan
>>
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