[Spridgets] Axle seal failure / wheel cylinder failure

Allen Hefner lbc77mg at gmail.com
Mon Sep 24 08:08:04 MDT 2018


And Bob's your uncle. (I love saying that!)

Allen Hefner
Norristown, PA
Sun City Center. FL

*Current:*
2016 Subaru outback somewhere
2006 Chebbie
*Former:*
1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III
1967 Triumph TR4A IRS
1964 VW Type I
1967 VW Type II
1967 Rover 2000TC
1977 MG Midget (Sniff!)


On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 12:48 PM Lester via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> So, a search of the 10,807 messages I still keep on my machine (Yes,
> really.) indicated that I asked the same questions in 2009.
>
> In 9 years has anything changed?  Are there new seals that are the bees
> knees?  I don’t think that I need new bearings as the miles are low enough.
>
> Just to be sure I need to:
>
> Undo the retaining screw
>
> Lever the axle out and free of the hub
>
> Undo lock washer
>
> Undo hub nut
>
> Jury rig a device to pull hub
>
> Pull out seal
>
> Install new seal
>
> Reinstall hub, lock washer,nut  (Any tips welcome, all the video shows
> work with rear end removed from car.)
>
> Install new “O” ring
>
> Install new paper gasket
>
> Install axle
>
> Congratulate myself on a job well done?
>
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