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| posted on May 16th, 2012 at 11:08 PM |
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axle seals
Hi guys, I'm replacing the leaking axle seals on my 55 running a split case. Does anyone know of the best place to purchase? Are some better than
others?
Cheers,
John.
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 vw54
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| posted on May 17th, 2012 at 07:22 AM |
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make sure you flatten the seal housing on a glass plate with wet n dry paper before fitting the new seals
they get over tightened and you can fit 10 new seals and they will still leak
also clean the gasket and sealing surfaces on the brake backing plates
use fine wet n dry on the bearing spacer to remomve wear marks from the old seal
good quality seals available from VVDS in Sydney 02-9789-1777
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There is a good reply
Lee
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JohnnyMac
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| posted on May 17th, 2012 at 08:20 PM |
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posted by vw54
make sure you flatten the seal housing on a glass plate with wet n dry paper before fitting the new seals
they get over tightened and you can fit 10 new seals and they will still leak
also clean the gasket and sealing surfaces on the brake backing plates
use fine wet n dry on the bearing spacer to remomve wear marks from the old seal
good quality seals available from VVDS in Sydney 02-9789-1777
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Thanks very much! Awesome help 
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