Just a question here. Has anyone heard of replacement Alpine
Axle shaft and bearing retainers that do NOT have the keyed taper press
fit removable hubs? ie. a one piece axle like most cars have.? I tore
up an axle and a hub when I had my 65 Alpine, and I was just wondering
if anyone made one piece units.
And while I'm at it, has anyone ever done a IRS conversion to
something like a Jag XKE rear end, or Triumph Stag style? Just
wondering what the car would be like with an IRS.
Rich
(think this will start a new thread?)
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> From: Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA)[SMTP:GROSS@UNIT.COM]
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 1997 8:24 AM
> To: 'alpine clan'; DSand95510@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Ring Gear Bolt Replacment
>
> Dick and the Alpine Clan,
>
>
> True, the hubs do not have to be removed, and in a pinch I have done
> it
> this way before. The real problem is that there are gaskets between
> the
> plates that are bolted to the axle case.
>
> Without removing the hub, it is not possible to replace the axle oil
> seal, nor the
> two inside gaskets.
>
> Failure to replace them could result in oil leakage into the brake
> drum.
>
> I promised myself the last time I hosed a repair on the Alpine, that I
> would never get cheap and sleazy again.
>
> Gaskets and the additional time can seem expensive, but having to do
> it
> twice costs
> quite a bit more.
>
>
> As far as the really locked hubs go, try to heat the hub "not the
> axle".
> This will of course will ruin the axle oil seal.
> Since the hot hub will expand, it may very well loosen its grip from
> the
> axle shaft.
>
> This worked for me on one occasion where I contemplated going to a
> machine shop to get the hub pressed off.
>
>
>
> Jarrid Gross
>
>
>
>
> >Jarrid,
> >
> >I thought I misread this post the first time. I'm having trouble
> >understanding why the hubs would be removed from the axles as part of
> >accessing and repairing the differential unit. The axle and hub come
> out
> >much more quickly and easily as an assembly.
> >
> >Even when using exactly the right tool, pulling hubs can be an
> absolute
> bear.
> > Stories abound of Sunbeam owners using up to 20-ton presses to pop
> the
> hubs
> >loose - and sometimes even then without success!!!
> >
> >Did I overlook something in your post?
> >
> >Dick Sanders
>
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