Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2021/4/9 13:27:08

Just re-read that portion of the document David, thanks for the reminder. I had read the whole thing prior to removing axles, but it makes a lot more sense now that I have completely disassembled the axles and seen the inner workings for myself. I'll see if I can check the slop with a feeler gauge.

It's hard to know what the initial problem was. Did the race spin first, heating things up and cause the inner seal failure? Or did the inner seal fail first, and get gear oil all over the bearing and race, leading to spinning the race? Does it matter?

-Kevin