From: Everette (194cbteng@pchnet.com)
Date: Sun Jun 29 2003 - 17:10:01 PDT
I am not trying to offend - flame - etc. anyone, but that said, I have more
confidence in engineers and designers of M35 than aftermarket folks.
Also have question, is M35 sealed same way as M37 - M37 has outer seal to
keep grease from leaking to outside and an inner seal so that should water,
etc. enter rear end it will not have access to wheels bearings, also should
you get water in rear wheel hub it will not reach rear ends, you pull axle
of M37 and the center part is rusty for it runs dry all the time.
And it sure makes a mess when you pull cap off oil filled hub, yes I know
about pans etc. still makes a mess.
Everette
I WILL LIFT UP MY EYES TO THE HILL,
FROM WHENCE DOES MY HELP COME,
MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD WHO
MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Recovry6x6@aol.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M35 Rear axle seal conversion to oil-bath type
This sounds good in theory but I would question just a few things. Since the
engineers never designed the drive axle to lube the bearings, I would
proceed
cautiously until I was certain that adequate lube is reaching the bearings.
Finding a seal with all the corrections may be futile at best. Assuming that
you
do find the seal and assuming that it does lubricate correctly the question
is why do this? With grease in there you have the certainty that it is
lubricated and you can pull an axleshaft without worrying if enough gear oil
is in the
hub. This is my opinion and I'm open for other viewpoints.
Kenny
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