I just went through all the bearings and seals rebuilding my rear AU floating axle.
Putting the hubs/bearings/seals on went good, used AMSOIL EP Syn grease for all bearings, new hub seal. All components had been sandblasted, cleaned and gone through (looking to do hopefully a resto that will make it like new).
After preloading the hub bearings, loosening, retightening..the hubs turn good (but the new hub seal adds some friction).
My question is on the inner shaft seal. I pre-lubed this and placed it in the housing. My worry is where I placed it. I pushed it to the taper of its recess (in as far as it would go). I placed my axles in, gaskets on, sealed it. As I seated the axle, the last 1/4" or so I tapped it in and as the cones and nuts pulled it the rest of the way in.
My first turn of the axle was pretty tight. now as I turn the axle, I feel a tight area in a spot of the rotation.
Should I have put the seal on the axle and then let that slid into the housing?? Could the tight spot I feel be the axle seal catching? The hub bearings/seals rotated nice.
Putting the hubs/bearings/seals on went good, used AMSOIL EP Syn grease for all bearings, new hub seal. All components had been sandblasted, cleaned and gone through (looking to do hopefully a resto that will make it like new).
After preloading the hub bearings, loosening, retightening..the hubs turn good (but the new hub seal adds some friction).
My question is on the inner shaft seal. I pre-lubed this and placed it in the housing. My worry is where I placed it. I pushed it to the taper of its recess (in as far as it would go). I placed my axles in, gaskets on, sealed it. As I seated the axle, the last 1/4" or so I tapped it in and as the cones and nuts pulled it the rest of the way in.
My first turn of the axle was pretty tight. now as I turn the axle, I feel a tight area in a spot of the rotation.
Should I have put the seal on the axle and then let that slid into the housing?? Could the tight spot I feel be the axle seal catching? The hub bearings/seals rotated nice.