1940 ford Axle housing seal installation

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cbass139

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I have tried to install the new style Axle housing seal on each side of the housing and both times the spring on the inside came out when I took the installation tool out. Then I cant get my hands or any tools into the space to get them back in. Anybody have any suggestions or insight? I had grease on them, the second one even more so, to try to keep this from happening.
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Cbass
 
Cbass, do you have the lip ("open end") of the seal facing inwards; towards the bell of the housing?
I have installed numerous seals and never once had the issue you describe.
 
Since they are still in the housing I am going to use another thread that has pictures. I have the first picture in this thread against the housing on the brake hub side. The second picture shows the side of the seal that is toward the center. Did I do this wrong somehow? I though the open lip faced the center so as to seal the oil in?


Apparently I am too knew to post a link but if you search Rear Axle Seal Installation by Dennis/Arkansas you will find the pictures.
 
cbass139 said:
Since they are still in the housing I am going to use another thread that has pictures. I have the first picture in this thread against the housing on the brake hub side. The second picture shows the side of the seal that is toward the center. Did I do this wrong somehow? I though the open lip faced the center so as to seal the oil in?


Apparently I am too knew to post a link but if you search Rear Axle Seal Installation by Dennis/Arkansas you will find the pictures.
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The open end should face the oil as you had done.
I wonder if the seals you had obtained are of poor quality. I just can't imagine why this is happenings.
Are you using that tool that is at the end of a pipe? Placing the seal over that?
 
Yes, I have the tool that threads on to a pipe. Very well could have been a bad set, I am sure that most are coming from the same factory but if anybody has a suggestion for better one from a specific place, I am all ears since I will have to get two more now.


Thanks
Cbass
 
I had acquired some good quality seals from Carpenter.
I would not use old seals made of leather.
 
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