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axle washer in hub
The following maybe old news for the veterans, but for novice first timer's to hub maintenance (me) this was not obvious and took a couple of tries. When installing the axle washers it is critical the washer is fully seated (which is hard to judge) in the hub land. at least...
just re-pulled the driver side axel (after completing the PM) and the thrust washer is missing. so will try and find one, oshkosh is out of stock, have a request in to big mikes.
next related question - when i did the drivers side i thought i "knew" which way the inner seal was to be...
nope... sadly i didn't know to look for it. took everything neatly apart and put in the new seals and boots etc... repacked the bearings, and back together. no extra parts at the end...LOL
well now that I've done it - it will just be a pain but should go pretty quick. lug nuts will be the...
Simp5782, thanks, so it appears that was missing from my other side then. guess I need to get one and re-open the hub up and put it in.
but on this side, this copper seal seems to have bonded to part 31 (part your friend boggered up) and or to the seal behind it. not sure which, but it is...
am doing my PM's on my front hubs (M936a1) and have finished one front wheel. started to pull the inner seal on the other and broke my seal puller. then realized this side does not look like the other. it has a big copper washer - ring seal that appears to be in front of the normal inner...