Re: Inner and Outer Seal failure- Rear end- 64 Plymouth

[Roger Pettigrew <dodger7998@xxxxxxx>]

A seal is a seal,,,,, if does not seal then it is bad,,,,, the inner seal  
is to stop all oil from getting past it,? you did not by chance put the seal 
in  backward did you, the outer seal is to keep the grease on the bearing, 
and the  dust from the brakes from getting to the bearing,,,,,,,
you also have to be careful when installing the axle after the inner seal  
has been installed, they will not handle the axle shaft being slid down them 
 while installing it,,,,,
 
 
In a message dated 5/6/2011 3:02:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
waedison@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:



Okay, so when I went through my 64 Sport Fury I got a  couple of years ago, 
I rebuilt the rear brakes, put in new rear axle bearings  as well as the 
inner and outer seals. The seals I put in leaked, on both  sides, ruining the 
brake shoes. I had a difficult time installing the inner  seals even though 
I have what I think is the correct Miller driver # ?-839.  After ruining a 
few inner seals, I thought I got it right. While taking it all  apart today, 
I don't see any apparent problems with the seal faces.  

So, I've taken the rear axles out to take a look. when I pulled the  first 
axle, I got about 2 cups of rear end oil on the ground. I see that the  oil 
is sitting level with the bottom of the seal as it sits in the axle. In  
other words, the axle tube is full of oil up to the bottom edge of the seal.  
Did I simply overfill the rear end when I refilled it? The SM says the rear  
end takes 4 pints, but what does that look like from the end of the axle 
tube  ? I used what I thought was the correct rule of thumb when filling it, 
filled  it till it touched the tip of my finger with my finger in the fill 
hole, bent  at the first joint. 

Second, how does the large bearing at the end of  the axle get it's 
lubrication? Is it supposed to be bathed in rear end oil,  which doesn't sound 
right, as it's sandwiched between the inner and outer  seal. Am I supposed to 
pre-grease it and it stays lubed with that, or is some  oil supposed to get 
past the inner seal and lube it. 

Hope these  questions are clear. Thanks/Butch 

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