From: Mark J. Blair (ke6myk_mvlist@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Mon Sep 08 2003 - 13:35:04 PDT
While doing a brake job on my M543A2 5-ton wrecker, I believe that I found
gear oil in one of the brakes. Does that most likely point to a leak through
the keyway cut in the end of the axle housing, where there would generally be
a little cork piece on a 2.5-ton? I haven't seen the innards of a 5-ton hub
yet, because I don't have the right bearing nut socket yet.
If that's the case, would I be better off carving a hunk of cork or other
gasketing material to replace it, or just filling the keyway behind the lock
washer with RTV (or both)?
Thanks in advance!
-- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <ke6myk@sbcglobal.net> PGP 2.6.2 public key available from http://www.keyserver.net/ Web page: http://www.qsl.net/ke6myk/
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