axle hub issue?

[spareparts]

seal surface is behind teh race, thats really the only surface you need smooth. If you have an anvil, you can prop the axle up on it so that it resr in the stuck race, then take a hammer and strike the top of teh race, it will usually crack the race, allowing it to come off.

[RWilson2526]

I borrowed a gear puller from someone at work to get my stuck ones off...

[bcraigan]

Anyone have a picture of what a seal looks like? All I have is an axle that runs into the square tube....

[phatdaddy]

the seal is like a large flat washer with a rubber gasket and spring in the middle.it is the last thing you tap into the hub after the bearings.


this is the inner bearing, outer bearing, races & seal. the part you have froze on your axel is the inside of the bearing assy. the bearings should have been "captured" but yours had came apart and left part of the assy on the axle. when you reassemble, you have to preload the bearings with grease(unless you have a posi-lube axle).

[bcraigan]

Ok I have the seal on but is there supposed to be something between the seal and the square tubing the spindle somes out of on the inside of the hub?

[bcraigan]

What is the race? Thanks for answering all of these newbie questions. I figure I really need to know how to do this.

[phatdaddy]

the race is the surface the bearings ride on, the metal ring that came with the bearing is the race. you should have nothing on the axel, just the spindles sticking out of the square tubing. you then slide the hub assy on the axel withthe seal and inside bearing in the hub along with the outside bearing race. then place the outside bearing on the axel, then your flat washer and castle nut..

Make sense?

[bcraigan]

Ok, Sounds great. I had everything but the flat washer... Do I need to find something special? Apparently when I purchased the bearings the guy didn't include washers. I put the castle nut on slid cotter pin through then put my buddy bearings on the outside and filled with grease... How big of a deal is that washer, and where do I find one? Thanks SO MUCH everyone. Sure appreciate it.

[phatdaddy]

the flat washer gives the bearing a uniform surface ride against and distributes the pressure of the nut equally. not absolutely critical, but i'd feel better with it on there. did you pre-pack the bearings before installing or counting on the buddy bearings to grease them?

[bcraigan]

I rubed them down with grease as good as I could before I put them in...