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Re: [Spridgets] Axle seal failure / wheel cylinder failure

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Axle seal failure / wheel cylinder failure
From: Lester via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 15:44:29 -0500
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Ok, last question, is this possible and practical WITHOUT removing the =
hub?

Lester

thanks for all the help so far guys!\\
> On Sep 23, 2018, at 1:39 PM, Kevin Valentine <kevinv1275@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> Lester,
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> You will need the seal (gasket) and the rubber o-ring.  It's not =
difficult to change.
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> Parts 24 and 26 on this page;
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> http://www.victoriabritish.com/icatalog/sm/full.aspx?Page=3D51 =
<http://www.victoriabritish.com/icatalog/sm/full.aspx?Page=3D51>
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> Do you have a haynes manual? =20
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> You will need to pull the axle, but that's easy too ;)
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> Jack up the car higher on the side you are working on.  That will keep =
the diff lube from leaking out when you remove the axle.
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> Kevin V.
> Tuscarora, Pa
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> On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 10:04 AM, Lester via Spridgets =
> Well shit.
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> There was a smear of crud around the outside of the hub, smell of diff =
fluid.  So what does it take to replace the axle seal?
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> Lester
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> > On Sep 22, 2018, at 7:22 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets =
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> > Has the fluid level in the brake master gone down?  With regular =
brake fluid I can tell by the feel that it's brake fluid.  When I get it =
on my finger and rub my finger and thumb together it has a "squeaky" =
feel.  Don't know if that works with silicone as I've never  used the =
stuff.
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> > Sent from my keyboard
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> >> On Sep 22, 2018, at 7:30 PM, Lester Ewing via Spridgets =
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >> Good Afternoon all,
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> >> So there I was cleaning all the gunk off the drum and springs and =
it hit me, is the fluid I am cleaning off brake fluid (Silicone) or is =
it diff oil?  It=E2=80=99s rained a bunch here so I can=E2=80=99t smell =
anything on the ground.  Externally, the signs would be the same right:  =
Fluid trail down tire, gunk all inside of drum and all over shoes.  I =
didn=E2=80=99t get that sulphur smell but I may have put synthetic oil =
in the diff a decade ago or so when I cleaned things up.  I do not =
recall changing the seals .
> >>=20
> >> Last data point, the car has been sitting for about 2 years while I =
try to make it =E2=80=9Cbetter=E2=80=9D.
> >>=20
> >> All thoughts and input accepted.
> >>=20
> >> Lester
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">Ok, last question, is this possible and practical WITHOUT =
removing the hub?<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Lester</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">thanks for all the help so far guys!\\<br =
class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On =
Sep 23, 2018, at 1:39 PM, Kevin Valentine &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:kevinv1275@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">kevinv1275@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">Lester,<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">You=
 will need the seal (gasket) and the rubber o-ring.&nbsp; It's not =
difficult to change.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Parts 24 and 26 on this page;</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"http://www.victoriabritish.com/icatalog/sm/full.aspx?Page=3D51"; =
class=3D"">http://www.victoriabritish.com/icatalog/sm/full.aspx?Page=3D51<=
/a><br class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Do =
you have a haynes manual?&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">You will need to pull the axle, but =
that's easy too ;)</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Jack up the car higher on the side you are working on.&nbsp; =
That will keep the diff lube from leaking out when you remove the =
axle.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Kevin =
V.</div><div class=3D"">Tuscarora, Pa</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div></div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra" =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 10:04 AM, Lester via =
Spridgets<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><span =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; =
target=3D"_blank" class=3D"">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt;</span><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>wrote:<br =
class=3D""><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, =
204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex;">Well shit.<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">There was a smear of crud around the outside =
of the hub, smell of diff fluid.&nbsp; So what does it take to replace =
the axle seal?<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Lester<br class=3D""><span =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><br class=3D"">&gt; On Sep 22, 2018, at 7:22 =
PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br class=3D"">&gt;<span=
 class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">&gt; Has =
the fluid level in the brake master gone down?&nbsp; With regular brake =
fluid I can tell by the feel that it's brake fluid.&nbsp; When I get it =
on my finger and rub my finger and thumb together it has a "squeaky" =
feel.&nbsp; Don't know if that works with silicone as I've never&nbsp; =
used the stuff.<br class=3D"">&gt;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">&gt; Sent =
from my keyboard<br class=3D"">&gt;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">&gt;&gt; On =
Sep 22, 2018, at 7:30 PM, Lester Ewing via Spridgets &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D"">&gt;&gt;<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">&gt;&gt;<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br =
class=3D"">&gt;&gt; Good Afternoon all,<br class=3D"">&gt;&gt;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">&gt;&gt; So =
there I was cleaning all the gunk off the drum and springs and it hit =
me, is the fluid I am cleaning off brake fluid (Silicone) or is it diff =
oil?&nbsp; It=E2=80=99s rained a bunch here so I can=E2=80=99t smell =
anything on the ground.&nbsp; Externally, the signs would be the same =
right:&nbsp; Fluid trail down tire, gunk all inside of drum and all over =
shoes.&nbsp; I didn=E2=80=99t get that sulphur smell but I may have put =
synthetic oil in the diff a decade ago or so when I cleaned things =
up.&nbsp; I do not recall changing the seals .<br class=3D"">&gt;&gt;<span=
 class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">&gt;&gt; =
Last data point, the car has been sitting for about 2 years while I try =
to make it =E2=80=9Cbetter=E2=80=9D.<br class=3D"">&gt;&gt;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">&gt;&gt; All =
thoughts and input accepted.<br class=3D"">&gt;&gt;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D"">&gt;&gt; =
Lester<br class=3D"">&gt;&gt;<span =
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