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Agreed John, and doesn't it seem a waste to throw away a whole stub axle compared to just changing the seal collar.
Lotza Landies, I really don't know what is standard and what is not, I can only tell you what I have on my vehicles. My 1980 6cyl 109 has collars on the front, sals rear axle, also has collars i'm pretty sure. The 1975 88" has collars on the rear, I haven't pulled the front axle apart yet to find out, but I'm assuming it has them.
According to my S3 parts book the change was September 1980.
John
I would not throw the stub away anyway. I would try a" speedisleeve" first.Quote:
Originally Posted by debruiser
Forgive my unknowledgeness but to use a speedy sleeve wouldn't you need to turn the oil seal section down first?
I have done both on my S3 swb rear axle.
I drilled and split the old ones to get them off, cleaned the stub axles, heated the collars (one at a time) with propane and they pushed on easily by hand (with welding gloves on). Let them cool, reassemble, job done.
i have done 2500km on them since and no more leaks.
Regards,
Phil
Speedi sleeves are thin enough and oil seals are forgiving enough, that machining is not needed. That is why they are called speedi sleeves.Quote:
Originally Posted by debruiser
Cheers, Mick.
Speedi sleeves are not always available in the size you require, still cost money and with Bearmach replacement stub axles worth about $50 it may be a case of being penny wise.Quote:
Originally Posted by 123rover50