Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/1/20 10:46:31

You can easily make a tool like the J 943 B from a length of round steel rod, perhaps 3/8 diameter. Bend to the approximate shape, bend outward and flatten the ends to form the "ears" and then use a threaded turnbuckle somewhere along the length to make the "spreader". There is also a handy little tool called (I think) a tomahawk which I've used to pry the inner seals out.

Books of the era cautioned against using gasoline to clean the roller bearing, they all suggested using kerosene instead but I use charcoal lighter fluid - cleaner and less odor.

Glad to see you doing the work, repacking rear wheel bearings is one of the most neglected of routine maintenance chores on these cars prior to 1956.