Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan
Posted by Joe Santana On 2014/2/1 0:21:33
REAR AXLE REMOVE AND REPLACE
PREFACE
Many will agree that I am the last person to do this... document an axle removal and replace, but I want to create an example of what would really help me, encourage me to attempt a repair, and do it in enough detail with pictures, so I'd know what to expect and not despair if I hit what appears to be an impasse.
Thanks to Howard (HH56), who linked me to the 1947 Service Manual for axle R&R after the pain he suffered watching me struggle for a week to do one side, I know that there is some good, step-by-step literature. Most of the steps below are from that manual. I interjected some comments and many pictures.
I did not perform one of the key steps, the end play adjustment. I'm waiting to hear back on some new bearings. But there was no endplay problem before pulling them to replace the oil seals, and there were several shim, including a homemade one by someone who made a conscious effort to adjust end play. So for now I left it.
BigKev informed me that the only way to intersperse images in the text is to use links to the images. That, or individual posts. So I prepared the text and the photos off-line, so I can load them in order in to the thread. You may laugh, it's ok, at the some of things I included. But I believe seeing some of the minutia would help motivate someone by giving them a sense of accomplishment, say, in removing a hubcap.
DISASSEMBLY
Removing Axle Shafts
1. Remove hubcap. I use an awkward contraption from NW Packards that reduces scratching of the hubcaps.
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PREFACE
Many will agree that I am the last person to do this... document an axle removal and replace, but I want to create an example of what would really help me, encourage me to attempt a repair, and do it in enough detail with pictures, so I'd know what to expect and not despair if I hit what appears to be an impasse.
Thanks to Howard (HH56), who linked me to the 1947 Service Manual for axle R&R after the pain he suffered watching me struggle for a week to do one side, I know that there is some good, step-by-step literature. Most of the steps below are from that manual. I interjected some comments and many pictures.
I did not perform one of the key steps, the end play adjustment. I'm waiting to hear back on some new bearings. But there was no endplay problem before pulling them to replace the oil seals, and there were several shim, including a homemade one by someone who made a conscious effort to adjust end play. So for now I left it.
BigKev informed me that the only way to intersperse images in the text is to use links to the images. That, or individual posts. So I prepared the text and the photos off-line, so I can load them in order in to the thread. You may laugh, it's ok, at the some of things I included. But I believe seeing some of the minutia would help motivate someone by giving them a sense of accomplishment, say, in removing a hubcap.
DISASSEMBLY
Removing Axle Shafts
1. Remove hubcap. I use an awkward contraption from NW Packards that reduces scratching of the hubcaps.
Attach file:
(32.95 KB)
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