Rear Axle Seal Question

JeffRens · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 12:32 pm Post subject: Rear Axle Seal Question

Redoing the rear axle seals on my Oval as I apparently trashed the large O-rings installing them wrong the first time. The question I have is do all of the axles have the same set-up and use the thin paper gasket between the bearing housing and the axle. If If install the O-ring around the bearing first, it doesn't allow the paper gasket to fit flush. If the O-ring seals, why is that gasket necessary anyhow? Thanks... Jeff

jason · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:41 pm Post subject:

I dont think splitcase trans uses them.

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EVfun · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:59 pm Post subject:

The paper gasket is not used until about '65. If you are supposed to have item #12 (often missing) you are not supposed to use a paper gasket.
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JeffRens · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 3:19 pm Post subject:

Cool.... Thanks again as always....Jeff


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