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I was refering to the axle. But yes, no point in going in without
replacing both the bearing & seal.
rick
On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:31:13 -0400 "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sorry Richard, but this is incomplete advice. He should replace both
> the
> bearing and the seal. Usually if the seal is bad the bearing is too.
> When
> the bearing is bad, the weight of the car puts excessive pressure on
> one
> side of the seal. Some times the metal part of the seal just outside
> the
> rubber area will even go out of round because the axle is no longer
> centered
> in the seal. This is why it leaks. You don't get a good seal when
> the axle
> is not centered in the hole. If he just replaces the seal, it will
> probably
> just get wiped out again. This is a cheap and easy job to do, and
> there's no
> reason to do it half way.
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> -----Original Message-----
> Unless the axle shaft is boogered up, no need to replace it.
> Just replace the seal.
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