Back Axle

[AlanBartlett]

Good Evening,

Ive been beginning to service the jowett, ready for the season ahead. So going around drawing off the hubs and re packing with grease as recommended in the manuals. Now one side the hub came off straight forward with a puller, but the other side seems stuck fast. But this side also concerns me as the bearing appears to be squeaking, indicating its dry. Now they recommend in the book to re pack and grease every 6 months, so I figure if i do it before and after season it should service quite well. Now I assume that the other side of this bearing, should be lubricated by the oil in the diff? Am a right? As well as the grease from the hub side. Ive also found that the hub movement is different from the otherside which is free and smooth. Where as this side is notchy but moveable. Now I do know the back axle has been serviced before, but Ive never done it myself, just changed oils for service. In between engine rebuilds, which has been a regular thing as you know over the past couple of years when its been on the road. So its unknown terrortory for me. But if it was the end bearing is this easy to change? Or would I have to strip the whole axle down?

[Tony Fearn]

Alan,

Are you using an original type puller? The pulling forces are distributed around the whole circumference of the hub.
When you have fitted it using all five wheel nuts, and have tightened the bolt up as much as possible, and then a bit more, a good whack on the bolt head with a lump hammer usually does the trick.

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Tony.

[AlanBartlett]

Tony,

You are a genius, totally forgot about this one, as I assumed it was just for the front hubs, which is why up until now Ive only used it on the fronts and using other 3 pronged pullers. (Have no idea where that thought came from) Well I tried it tightened up all the wheel nuts, and the puller nut, and hit of the hammer, and off it came. A relief as have been trying since sunday with various different pullers, with no luck. Have now flushed out the bearing, and its nice a free now, it looked to be very dry, so have flushed with wd 40, and spray grease and tomorrow will re pack with wheel bearing grease. Hopefully should cure the annoying squeak while on the road. Many Thanks. Next for the fronts.

[Tony Fearn]

Next for the fronts.

Should be a doddle!!
Don't over do them as the XS might come out over all the brake shoe surfaces.

What happened to your fingers?

Tony.

[AlanBartlett]

Tony,

Yeah they shouldn't be so difficult. What ive done in the past is to push a smear of grease into the bearing while spinning it, and then pack out the outside a bit too, Hopefully provide enough grease in there.

As for my fingers, just before christmas I managed to get them caught in a belt sander,(you definitely learn from that experience), ripping off two nails, and some skin including some of the nail bed. But after over a month in bandages, one is now out and almost completely regrown, and the other is taking a little more time, but on the mend. So fingers crossed, or not at the moment

[Forumadmin]

Probably not a good idea to put WD40 on bearings. The chemicals in it may well leave a residue that coats the balls and breaks down the grease film. Best to flush with petrol or meths, then blow out with a clean and dry air gun using the force of the air to rotate the cage. This should remove any residue before packing with grease. Always have a good look at each ball and the running surface to see if there is any damage. If it has been squeaking there certainly will be.
Not sure on the cost of the bearings you need but there must be an argument for putting in a new one.

[george garside]

one should definately refrain from coating ones balls!

george