Rear axle wheel seal woes

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2015: Rear axle wheel seal woes
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Holderman Warsaw, Indiana on Friday, November 27, 2015 - 01:41 pm:

I was replacing felt wheel seals in one of my T's the first of the week. I worked and worked attempting to get the felts in where they belong with no luck. I have did this many times, so it wasn't new to me. I then pulled out the remains of the felt that I was trying to get in and found a metal piece that came out with it. It was the remains of an aftermarket seal that was made from spring fingers, leather and a washer. I have learned that one must look inside the axle tube before installing felt seals. That will be 3 hours of my life that I will not get back...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Friday, November 27, 2015 - 02:23 pm:

Ah yes, the dear old leather seals. The knock on those is that sometimes those steel fingers cut into the axle shaft and cause leaking. The current neoprene seals are a big improvement. But they do need to be out of the way when you shove in the felts. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Warren F Rollins on Friday, November 27, 2015 - 02:23 pm:

Good thing to get out. I won't tell you how I know!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Stroud on Saturday, November 28, 2015 - 02:59 am:

I think those fingers not only cause leaks, but it seems to me there have been cases where they actually caused the axle to break from the groove causing a stress point. Makes sense to me. As of yet, I haven't had any experience with the neoprene seals in a T, but from the experience I've had with my TT, I wouldn't use anything else. JMHO. Dave


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