My POS landcruiser started leaking after 40 years from the pinion.
I've taken the old seal out and removed the front bearing to inspect it. It looked great other than the interior of the bearing where it rides on the pinion shaft. Its as if it got a little rust on it. Pictures attached.
I'm ready to reassemble but I'm having a hell of a time working that bearing back on the shaft where it should be seated. Any tricks to sliding this on there? I've installed a lot of bearing and races but never on a pinion before. I feel like I should take some emery cloth to the inside of the bearing but before I screwed something up major I thought I would check here with the professionals.
Thank you
Mark
I've taken the old seal out and removed the front bearing to inspect it. It looked great other than the interior of the bearing where it rides on the pinion shaft. Its as if it got a little rust on it. Pictures attached.
I'm ready to reassemble but I'm having a hell of a time working that bearing back on the shaft where it should be seated. Any tricks to sliding this on there? I've installed a lot of bearing and races but never on a pinion before. I feel like I should take some emery cloth to the inside of the bearing but before I screwed something up major I thought I would check here with the professionals.
Thank you
Mark