From: Ida Heath (spike@defuniak.com)
Date: Mon Jun 14 2004 - 15:36:18 PDT
Lee,
Do you mean that you saw people take out the axle vent, screw in a grease
cert and blow the *&%$#@* out of the seal? Because all vents I've seen have
a rounded metal housing over the vent making a grease gun impossible to go
on.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: Lee Franklin <lee@wellnesshealth.com>
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Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce wheel hub question
> yay!
>
> I said something similar Ken. I have seen users use that axle vent as a
> grease fitting and blow the crap out of seals.
>
> -Lee
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Recovry4x4@aol.com
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Deuce wheel hub question
>
>
> Sean, another thought worth saying. Sometimes the vent on the axle housing
> (on carrier assy early models) gets clogged up. When the whole assy heats
up
> the
> gear oil must go somewhere and that inside seal becomes suspect. I just
skim
> the inside of the hub assy to avoid bare metal after the solvent cleaning
> them
> pack the bearings.
> Was there evidence of gear oil? Wonder if the cork piece was missing from
> the
> keyway?
> Kenny
>
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