How to remove a 'bolt in' axle?
#1
How to remove a 'bolt in' axle?
did search, no luck.
Need to replace an axle seal on RH side.
I have a 8.5 bolt in axle rear end out of a 71-72 Olds.
I've replaced C-clip axles before.
How do I get a 'bolt in' out?
I see the four bolts on the square flange at the brake backing plate.
What do I have to do in the 'pumpkin' to get the axle out?
I assume the seal is fairly straight forward after I get the axle out, but let me know if any gremlins to look out for in THAT.
Thanks,
Need to replace an axle seal on RH side.
I have a 8.5 bolt in axle rear end out of a 71-72 Olds.
I've replaced C-clip axles before.
How do I get a 'bolt in' out?
I see the four bolts on the square flange at the brake backing plate.
What do I have to do in the 'pumpkin' to get the axle out?
I assume the seal is fairly straight forward after I get the axle out, but let me know if any gremlins to look out for in THAT.
Thanks,
#2
did search, no luck.
Need to replace an axle seal on RH side.
I have a 8.5 bolt in axle rear end out of a 71-72 Olds.
I've replaced C-clip axles before.
How do I get a 'bolt in' out?
I see the four bolts on the square flange at the brake backing plate.
What do I have to do in the 'pumpkin' to get the axle out?
I assume the seal is fairly straight forward after I get the axle out, but let me know if any gremlins to look out for in THAT.
Thanks,
Need to replace an axle seal on RH side.
I have a 8.5 bolt in axle rear end out of a 71-72 Olds.
I've replaced C-clip axles before.
How do I get a 'bolt in' out?
I see the four bolts on the square flange at the brake backing plate.
What do I have to do in the 'pumpkin' to get the axle out?
I assume the seal is fairly straight forward after I get the axle out, but let me know if any gremlins to look out for in THAT.
Thanks,
#3
Thanks JP!
After I posted, I had found some other sites that had some instructions, but you're the first with the home configured inertia hammer concept!!!
Question:
Is there a problem with the seal/bearing configuration? i.e. is the bearing pressed on the axle 'behind' the seal? am I going to have to have a bearing pressed off and then back on, just to change out a leaking axle seal? or is the bearing 'outside' of the seal?
If I don't hear back from you before I try to pull it, I guess I'll find out the hard way, but when I pulled the drum (thinking I had a wheel cylinder leaking), I discovered the rear shoes were paper thin anyway, so I'll go ahead and do a rear brake job on it while it is apart anyway.
Thanks again,
dan
After I posted, I had found some other sites that had some instructions, but you're the first with the home configured inertia hammer concept!!!
Question:
Is there a problem with the seal/bearing configuration? i.e. is the bearing pressed on the axle 'behind' the seal? am I going to have to have a bearing pressed off and then back on, just to change out a leaking axle seal? or is the bearing 'outside' of the seal?
If I don't hear back from you before I try to pull it, I guess I'll find out the hard way, but when I pulled the drum (thinking I had a wheel cylinder leaking), I discovered the rear shoes were paper thin anyway, so I'll go ahead and do a rear brake job on it while it is apart anyway.
Thanks again,
dan
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