BT7 rear wheel leaking

[Deleted member 21878]

thanks. i will take some measurements tomorrow and figure it out. probably got what i need in the plumbing draw.

 

[Deleted member 21878]

Not to start a controversy but any thoughts on gl4 oil vs gl5 in the rear.

Drained mine as as I was pulling the bearing.

 

[steveg]

GL4 for Trans; GL5 for Diff. See:
https://www.widman.biz/uploads/Transaxle_oil.pdf

Hat tip, Michael Oritt for link.

 

[dcarlg]

Drone Dog,
If the hub wobbles after installation with new bearing, you need to remove it and disassemble it again. Then you need to use the bearing mount stick. Don't ask me how I learned this...
Good luck.
Douglas

 

[British_Recovery]

To avoid oil coming out, just jack up the appropriate side so the rear is on an angle.

 

[Deleted member 21878]

i have the car on a lift. bending over kills my back anymore.

Anyway job done. well except for putting oil in and adjusting the brakes again. will do that tomorrow.

Douglass, i did check for wobble after i got the wheels back on. there was none that i could feel either 6-12 or 3-9 position. So look pretty good there.

Everything went back together pretty well. most frustrating thing was just getting the old oil seal out.

i put some sealant on the outer part of the new oil seal. helps it to slide in easier and gives a little extra seal on the edge in case of metal imperfections. not much just a very light smear. i also put the bearing in the freezer and the hub in the sun (94* here today). after a couple of hours, the bearing tapped in with very little effort.

while waiting on my new socket to arrive, i started the axle nut. figured out you can tightened it pretty well with a large pair of channel locks. much better than trying a pipe wrench sideways. handles fit between the studs and you can get a really good grip on the nut. i got it as far as i dare with that and then my socket showed up. i got a 12 pt, 2-3/16 socket. with no modifications, i could torque the nut to 75#/ft. not sure i could go much further but i could get the wrench to click before it would slip off. wondering if maybe it helped using the 2-3/16 vs the 56mm. i believe the 2-3/16 actually converts to 55.5 mm? either way this socket worked pretty well.

i did use some blue loctite on the studs for the outer hub. i cleaned them well but figured the loctite would not hurt anything. So why not. also i did not use the paper gaskets but just some sealant on the hub face.

oh a picture with the large channel locks. may as well throw a picture in and not much else worth a photo....ha


Now back to the job i was working on, which was... oh yes, my electric fan install.

Thanks again everyone for the help. the manuals just don't tell everything. funny i was reading a thread on another forum about installing a bearing/hub and not one mention about the paper gaskets.