Thread: Swivel hub seals

Bought a set of hub seals and gaskets today $22 cheap. I'm looking at doing a quick change and disconnecting the swivels axel and all from the diff housing . Anyone done it this way. I don't have time to do a full rebuild but the seals are leaking that bad I need to replace them.noh it's on my a series 1 109 inch.
Mike

A coouple of comments -

1. It is possible to do it this way - but be careful, the entire assembly is heavy! Make sure you have a new gasket for the axle housing/ball joint.

2. If you want a quick and dirty fix, it is possible to carefully cut the new seal after removing the spring (32 tooth hacksaw), and twist it to get it in place. Unhook the join on the spring, put it round the axle, re-join it, and work it back into the seal. Put the join at the top.

I do not really recommend this procedure, but I admit to having done it once! You used to be able to get seals already cut and much floppier than the standard ones, but I haven't seen any for years, not that I have been looking.

3. If the swivels need adjusting, replacing the seal may not do much to stop the leak. Assuming it still has the original spring and cone setup, this may have a broken spring or excessive wear between the shaft and the cone, so that replacement rather than adjustment may be needed.

John