How To Repair Rusty Axle Shaft On Seal Surface

Axle Repair Bearing Guide

Certain rear wheel bearings utilize the axle as an inner race; that is the bearing rollers ride directly on the axle shaft itself. At times, worn or pitted rollers, chipped or damaged bearings can wear a groove into the axle shaft. (See Fig. i) Over time, the seal may also vesture a groove into the beam shaft. (See Fig. 2) When this occurs information technology's usually necessary to replace the axle shaft associates, bearings and seal.

A cost saving approach offered by SKF is an axle shaft repair bearing. The beam repair bearing assembly replaces both the begetting and the conventional seal requiring no boosted parts. The repair bearing moves the position of the bearing and seal and so that they ride on an unworn section of the axle shaft.

Six office numbers R1559, R1561-F, R1561-G, R1563, R57509 and R59047 cover the most popular Chrysler, Ford and GM axles. Each repair bearing comes ready to install for fast and reliable service.

Prior to replacement of the axle repair bearing assembly, the axle shaft should be examined for rust, corrosion, or imperfections that would forbid the bearing or seal from proper seating or sealing of the new repair begetting. The axle tube housing depth should be checked to ensure the repair bearing can be used for your application.

The depth and inner dimension of the axle tube should be compared to the width and exterior diameter of the repair begetting. Certain models accept a narrowed axle tube that will not let the repair bearing to exist properly installed. If the beam tube has a bearing seat on the within of the beam tube, measure the depth from the outside edge of the axle tube to the inside seat and compare this to your repair bearing width. This measurement volition ensure the repair bearing can exist properly seated. Next measure out the axle tube inner dimension with a telescoping guess; this will decide if the axle tube may narrow on the inside. If the axle tube does not narrow and the seat recess measurement is adequate follow the guidelines on the post-obit page for installation.

Installation guide:

1) Following the vehicle manufacturers recommended disassembly procedures; remove the axle, old seal and bearing.

2) Use only a fine grade emery newspaper to make clean the axle shaft between the flange and the worn surface area. This will be the new roller path and seal surface.

3) Remove new bearing from its protective wrapping and dip it in make clean differential oil. Allow bearing to drain excess oil before installing.

iv) Install bearing in the axle housing with seal facing out. Caution: assembly force must be applied to bearing band and not to seal. Striking or pushing on the seal will result in failure. A correctly installed bearing may extend out from the housing upwardly to 1/four".

5) Re-install the axle per manufacturers recommended associates procedures. Call back to clean differential housing and make full the differential with clean oil.