BTW WST had placed the info on the list quite some time back for how to put a
better bearing system in the rear of the car. I recall he had the #'s and
everything and had been running it successfully on the Red Rat Bastard (bow your
heads in a moment of silence)
Anyway, does anyone have that information still....................
Bryan Vandiver wrote:
> 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>
> >Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >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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> >> >To: Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com
> >> >Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> >> >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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