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Tdog71 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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drscope wrote: |
The seals go in from the inside. Maybe thats why they are so stuck if you are trying to drive them out the wrong way.
Also, while you have the transmission out of the car, make sure you check to see that the fill plug is loose! It really sucks to find out it's stuck when it's in the car with very little room to work.
Don't put fluid in until evrything is finished and the brake drums are on and axle nuts are TIGHT! Otherwise, you will get leaks past your new seals and onto your new brake shoes and clean floor. |
Wow ! Drscope nailed it. I just went out and tried the 17mm fill plug on the rebuilt tranny and had to buy a 1/2 inch driver just to get that thing loose ! No way in hell could I have loosened that with transaxle installed in car. nice job, Dr. Thank you. I lubed the threads with 30 weight oil and plan on leaving it loose until fill time under car. Do I dare ask how you knew that ? |
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Dubbydubdub Samba Member
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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he's pretty much THE ACVW guru, omniscient if you will. |
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Tdog71 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 7:03 am Post subject: |
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Do I need to grease pack the rear bearing ? I can understand the front bearings, but the rear ? Thanks all |
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buickman_86 Samba Member
Joined: September 17, 2010 Posts: 123 Location: Indiana
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:41 am Post subject: |
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as far as i am aware the rear bearing is lubricated by trany oil and they do not pack them at all its the oil that lubricates them |
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Tdog71 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:43 am Post subject: |
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buickman_86 wrote: |
as far as i am aware the rear bearing is lubricated by trany oil and they do not pack them at all its the oil that lubricates them |
That is kind of what I was thinking too, but wanted to ask the experts here as I have heard both |
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Dubbydubdub Samba Member
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:48 am Post subject: |
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the Muir book says you can grease it...can't really tell by his language whether it was a must-do or a choice. |
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EVfun Samba Member
Joined: April 01, 2012 Posts: 5445 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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I've never greased a rear axle bearing on a swingaxle Beetle. I've never lowered the rear of a Beetle enough to have negative camber either. The outer bearings run in gear oil -- I'm not sure how they survive even 3000 miles in the slammed Bugs. |
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drscope Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2007 Posts: 15273 Location: Baltimore, Maryland USA
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 6:29 am Post subject: |
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I don't grease them. It just makes things greasy and slippery and messy if you do. The job is already unpleasent enough.
Once everything is back in the car, put the brake drums on and TORQUE them to spec BEFORE you fill the transmission with gear oil!
If you don't do that, the small O-Ring will not seal on the axle and when you fill the transmission, gear oil will get all over your nicely cleaned and painted backing plate, and your new brake shoes, and your garage floor.
I try to get the axles close to ride height, then fill the transmission. Then before I let the car down off the jacks I let the wheels hang down for a couple minutes so gear oil can go out there to the wheel bearing (maybe) and that also gives me a chance to make sure the axle boots aren't going to pop off the flange latter if you jack it up or do some really spirited driving. _________________ Mother Nature is a Mean Evil Bitch! |
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