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| Re: [GMCnet] Rear Wheel Seal [message #325425 is a reply to message #325421] |
Wed, 25 October 2017 18:35   |
Richard Denney
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All good, but weren't we talking about the seals on the rear hubs?
Rick "and what does that tool look like?" Denney
On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 6:24 PM Ken Henderson
wrote:
> Well, turns out we're circulating a bunch of false information again!
> Here's the link I found at Mr. erf's site:
>
> http://gmcmotorhome.info/front.html#rebuilt
>
> Even there, there's a discrepancy with what Dave says here:
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/3221/Dave_Lenzi_s_seal_tool.pdf
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> My tool sets the seal proud of the knuckle, which everyone seems to agree
> is WRONG. Hopefully, we didn't do any damage to the one we (LB & I)
> installed recently, because the seal fitted into the knuckle pretty easily;
> it's probable that the CV pushed it on into place without damaging it.
> Then again, we replaced it because the one removed was badly damaged --
> perhaps from being installed proud??? :-(
>
> Ken H.
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> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Ken Henderson
> wrote:
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>> Larry,
>>
>> It's my understanding that the front wheel seal should be proud also --
>> but I never found a spec. for it in a manual. When we did one here
>> recently I made a seating tool to set 0.040", and arbitrary amount which
>> seemed adequate. Do you know the correct setting?
>>
>> I THINK I'd already made a tool for the rear seals; I'll have to hunt it
>> up and make sure it's set to your 0.060". If not, I'll chuck the disc
> back
>> in the lathe and correct it. What I'm a little concerned about there,
>> though, is whether the seal will then clear Manny's reaction arm torque
>> box. So many possible "gotcha's"! :-)
>>
>> Ken H.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 11:55 AM, Larry wrote:
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>>> Seal should stand "proud" about .060.
>>> --
>>>
>>
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