From: Greg (czechsix@cox.net)
Date: Tue Jul 22 2003 - 13:50:50 PDT
Hello Marc and other listers,
You mention that the hub was running hot. How hot is too hot on a deuce?
Should you be able to keep your hand on the hub after, say, a thirty mile
trip at 45 mph? What's normal for these trucks? I know that the diffs run
very hot, but does that translate into hub temp also?
On another note, I finished the exhaust muffler installation yesterday. It's
a vertical stack muffler with rain cap. Before, with the stock exhaust, I
registered 116 decibels going down the highway (5th gear @ 2400, on a flat).
With the muffler it's 102 decibels during the same conditions. Still loud,
but much better. As to the drivetrain noise - yep, those straight cut gears
whine pretty loud.
Greg
Vista, CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Strangfeld" <curlyjoe98@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] New M35A2 Rear outer axle Seal problems (still)
> Kirk
>
> You are not alone.
> I've had the same issues.
> My advice would be to try a different seal. I had one
> hub that was running hot so I jacked it up and backed
> the bearings off a little. Then the hub leaked. So,
> apart it came apart again and I discovered that the
> outer seal was deformed slightly when compared to a
> new seal. Put a new seal in and so far so good.
>
> Sam Winer motors sells new seals from Rockwell, but
> make sure your sitting down when he tells you the
> price. (At least double). I used seals from Antelope
> Valley with good results.
>
> As far as your bearing, do you know it isn't right? I
> would think it to be in your best interest to get the
> right one. If the bearing you are using is thicker
> than OEM, then that may be preventing the seal from,
> well, sealing.
>
>
> Good luck
>
> Marc
>
>
> --- Kirk Thompson <kpt@lanl.gov> wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I am still having terrible luck at getting the rear
> > outer axle seal to
> > seal. After thorough cleaning and careful
> > inspection, it appears that the
> > seal lip is barely in contact with the hub race
> > edge. The keyway is sealed
> > w/ the cork gasket and RTV and the last time I tore
> > it all apart, it was fine.
> >
> > I'm thinking two things:
> > 1. The seals I have been getting from Memphis are
> > NOS and the rubber has
> > shrunk just enough to not allow a good contact with
> > the race edge.
> > Is there somewhere that I can get a new seal instead
> > of NOS? I have done
> > this wheel 4 times now ( I screwed up once and put
> > seal in backwards) and
> > although I am getting pretty good at it (except for
> > it not sealing), it is
> > getting old...
> > 2. The outer bearing (Timken 392) is not really the
> > correct one and the OEM
> > bearing has a slightly "thinner" profile.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -K
> >
> >
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