- 1. Rear Axle Oil Seal and Bearing (score: 1)
- Author: Elliott and Martha DeGraff <degraff@erols.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:18:37 -0500
- The speedometer cable on my 71 B failed yesterday and when I jacked up the car to see what was involved in removing it from the transmission, I noticed some heavy black oil leaking on the floor benea
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00198.html (7,492 bytes)
- 2. Re: Rear Axle Oil Seal and Bearing (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:42:01 -0000
- Unless the bearing is actually noisy just replace the oil-seal. The seal runs on a collar slipped on to the half-shaft, so if that is damaged you will need one of those too. Quite straight-forward to
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00205.html (8,867 bytes)
- 3. RE: Rear Axle Oil Seal and Bearing (score: 1)
- Author: "Frank P. Marrone" <itswonderful@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:59:37 -0800
- I'm not sure if this is applicable to the MG but I suspect it is. Take a good look at the axle shaft at the point where the seal rides on it. If this area is corroded or significantly scored (grooved
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00210.html (7,953 bytes)
- 4. Re: Rear Axle Oil Seal and Bearing (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:33:24 -0800
- Actually, I just did this on my other car. And I think Barney describes the process on his website. Chicago Rawhide makes Speedi-Sleeves for this purpose. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If you're nea
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00211.html (7,409 bytes)
- 5. Re: Rear Axle Oil Seal and Bearing (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:25:31 -0000
- You are making things too difficult for yourselves. A 71 has the Salisbury or tube axle and as I said in my previous response these already have a replaceable sleeve that slips onto the half-shaft th
- /html/mgs/2005-02/msg00220.html (8,055 bytes)
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