From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Thu Sep 26 2002 - 22:15:53 PDT
My mechanic was also surprised!
Indeed, the rear end oil is kept out of the bearings space. the bearings are packed in grease.
Thanks for the comment on the page, any time I have a steep learing curve like this one, I try to document it, to help the next guy.
GOTAM35 wrote:
>
> OK I have a dumb question. I have worked on large trucks under a very big
> oak tree part time for 15 years. We have fiddled with the rear ends very
> little. I thought the axle/wheel bearing on all the trucks I have messed
> with received their lubricant from the 90w oil in the rear end. Am I
> correct about this and is the deuce a very unusual truck or have I not been
> paying attention?
>
> Joe again
>
> By the way Patrick, nice page.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick Jankowiak" <eccm@swbell.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>
> > Pics of the job being done, as well as repeats of some of the posts of
> information on this, are at:
> > http://208.190.133.201/deuce_and_a_half/m35_axle_seals.html
> >
> > comments welcome.
> >
> > Patrick
> > (previously OPCOM, but that e-mail server died, so I am ECCM now.)
> >
>
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