Thread: Fitting stub axle collar

According to my S3 parts book the change was September 1980.

John

Originally Posted by debruiser

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.

I would not throw the stub away anyway. I would try a" speedisleeve" first.

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

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?

Speedi sleeves are thin enough and oil seals are forgiving enough, that machining is not needed. That is why they are called speedi sleeves.

Cheers, Mick.