Is the bearing fully seated in the hub? If not I can see how that might set the
hub "inward" a little and hence leave a gap between the axle flange and the
hub. Is the seal the only thing changed during the job?
Eddie
1971 Midget - "Bebop"
>The Patient: a bone stock Frogeye
>The Project: fix leaking nearside rear hub
>The Problem: The halfshaft will slide into the axle and after the
>usual fiddling will engage the splines in the differential. With
>everything lined up, the halfshaft slides home with the usual "thunk"
>of solid contact.
>
>However, the flange is stopping anywhere between 1/18" from the face of
>the hub down to >almost< contacting the gasket. Moderate
>applicatations of force make no difference.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Chris K.
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