Need to do the hub seals on my SIII LWB, did the first
rear one yesterday evening. The fronts have Selectro FWH,
the model which is engaged by a faceplate with a central
rotating part that weeps oil.
When ordering the seals, I asked Paddocks what I needed to
to get the FWH off on the way to replacing the hub seal. They
seemed to reckon that if I undid the flange nuts, it would
come right off without opening/dismantling.
When I did that, and tried to pry it away, it felt as though
something internal was stopping it. I opened the faceplate,
and found a nut like a longditudinal equivalent of a castellated
nut, ie more like a thing with splines and a pin which runs in
the same axis as the shaft. I suspect that it might need some
special tool? The surrounding parts are going to make it hard
to tap it out. I couldn't see further in, whether there is
indeed some part of the FWH impeding its removal.
What is the trick? And while I'm asking, is there any way
to stop it weeping? The oil patches give ammunition to a man
in my street who doesn't like my car because its a different
colour to his.
Tim.
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Tim Thorpe Tel: +44 1223 240366
tim@ocelot.demon.co.uk Fax: +44 1223 414402
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