From: Sean Nichols (Sean.Nichols@xilinx.com)
Date: Mon Jun 14 2004 - 10:42:44 PDT
Thanks for the reply Lee. That's what I figured too. But my truck came
from GL about 2 years ago, and to the best of my knowledge, no one had
those hubs apart before I did, but heck, who really knows.
And you're right about the mess, I've got grease on EVERYTHING, inside
the drum, and all over the outside too. It actually looks like it was
the grease that was dripping out of the drum, and not gear oil. But I'm
going to rent a puller and replace the seals just the same. And a
thorough cleaning in solvent is the order of the day.
Thanks much!
Sean Nichols
'42 IHC FFN-3 Crash Truck
'71 AM General M35A2
Lee Franklin wrote:
>
> Speaking as a former Army duece mechanic (63B20H8ASI)
>
> Properly packed bearings only, and that should be done annually.
>
> I have no idea who might have filled your assembly with grease, but I doubt
> it was even an Army mechanic,
> that's like a maintenance 101 lesson. I've seen the mess a blown seal can
> cause on those, and shudder to think
> how it was with that assembly filled. I recommend cleaning it with a
> solvent.
>
> -Lee
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sean Nichols
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 12:10 PM
> Subject: [MV] Deuce wheel hub question
>
> 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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