From: Buzz (buzz@ebuzzard.com)
Date: Mon May 12 2003 - 07:29:33 PDT
No seal can take up play. If the bearing is worn and cant hold the shaft in
place the seal will continue to fail no matter what. Sometimes the housing
is worn and the bearing wont seat properly. This will also lead to
failure. If you can remove the housing it can be welded up and reborred by
a good machine shop.
Best of luck
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"Horrocks, Aaron" <ACHb@pge.com>
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> I have a similar prob on my 1/4 Ton Jeep. The rear axel was leaking pretty
bad, so I go ahead and replace the seal. Still leaks. I look carefully at
the yoke, and realize it's slightly worn, so I get an NOS yoke. The rear
axel still leaks! grrr.
>
> I ask around and find out that if the valve that lets pressure out is
junked up or clogged, that oil will seep out the seal instead of
air-pressure out of the release valve. I soak it, clean it, check it and
re-install it. Still leaks. Wanting to get a new axel already, I get a bit
of into that if the bearings or bearing retainers are worn, or damaged, or
rusted in a spot, etc, etc, it can cause more play in the pinion shaft than
the seal can account for.
>
> If it's actually leaking through the splines, I'm sure that there's some
goop you can slop on there to stop that leak before putting the new flange
on. Loc-Tite makes all sorts of sealants and gasket forming materials.
>
> When it comes to troubleshooting, don't overlook *anything* !
>
> Aaron Horrocks
> 1952 M38A1
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve & Jeanne Keith [mailto:cckw@attbi.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 10:11 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: [MV] Rear pinion flange leaks
>
>
> I have one 1.5 ton WW2 Chevy that has a leak on the rear pinion.
> The GO actually comes down the splines and out! I just replaced the
> U-joint flange with a different one as the original was still loose when
> the nut was tightened all the way. I assumed that it was worn on the
> inner end. That one also leaked on the splines and the outer seal.
>
> Could the pinion shaft splines be worn? If so, from what? The new
> flange is at least tight when the nut is tightened. According to the
manuals
> there is/are no gaskets or other procedures to seal the splines.
>
>
> Steve AKA Dr Deuce
>
>
>
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