Re: Rear Wheel Bearing repacking_39 _120

Posted by Lowell Fast On 2010/1/9 16:22:40

No shortcuts here. I have looked in various manuals for the rear hub and bearing details but PERHAPS EVERYONE KNEW THE details of working on those tapered axles. Maybe not as my nut came loose by using a large C clamp, as I did not have the proper socket at the time. So much for the 225'# torque requirement.
I have no press so I'll give lubing the bearing on the shaft a try.

I think your broken axle (and many others) may have been such a maladjustment.

While I had the borrowed dog bone puller, I tried to pull the other hub but I could not back off the brake shoes. The previous "restorer" had installed the star adjuster backwards and I could not reach the star through the backing plate adjustment slot. If I did not have the proper puller, I could have torn the shoes up.

Yor tip on the gasket materials was good for I am so far from the shop.

Maybe Big Kiev would consider starting a library on our site of scanned gaskets for common repairs. One could simply print them out and apply to locally obtained gasket material and not have to wait for a shipment from distant suppliers.
Many times you do not realize if you will need a gasket till you start a repair or the gasket is torn up..

Thanks again,

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