From: Sean Nichols (Sean.Nichols@xilinx.com)
Date: Mon Jun 14 2004 - 10:10:43 PDT
Actually, it's a question of grease....
Greetings esteemed list,
I pulled a rear drum off my deuce to correct an apparently leaking wheel
seal. I noticed the tell-tale drip of dark fluid in side the bottom of
the wheel, and suspected I had lost a seal. So I pulled the wheels,
axle, and spindle nuts and things were good and greasy as they should
be. So I pulled the drum / hub assy off and was greeted with what
seemed like at least half a quart of grease inside the hub, between the
bearings. And upon removing the drum / hub, I found that the brake
shoes were absolutely saturated with oil/grease (will be replacing
those), and it was obvious that the grease had pushed out past the inner
seal and got all over everything (major cleaning in progress). So it
appears to me that this excessive amount of grease in the hub may have
been the reason for my seal failure.
Should there be THAT much grease inside the hub? I didn't see any
reference in the manual for filling the hub with grease, just for
properly packing the bearings. Was Soldier 1 a bit enthusiastic with
the grease gun, or is this the way it's supposed to be?
I changed a wheel cyl. on the other side of the same axle, and did not
find the same condition there, which is what makes me suspect an overly
enthusiastic lubrication program.
So what's the right way to do things? Liberally pack the bearings, or
fill the hub like grease is free?
Thanks in advance,
Sean Nichols
'42 IHC FFN-3 Crash Truck
'71 AM General M35A2
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