Pickup restoration part three

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Re: Pickup restoration part three

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David
Noted. My wife has just shouted " cup of tea " time ! No need to send the heavy rain along to us thank you ! Bob
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A cup of tea is an essential part of working on old cars Bob, sounds like Mrs Mogbob understands that not so much as a rule, more of a guideline. Hope the weather in Esher is dryer than it is down here in Sussex, I'm glad to find a minute or two between downpours to get a bit done here and there. I've some of that Frosts Pipe and brake seal on the way, and some new brake shoes on order, then I can really get stuck in, weather permitting.
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re brakes. In the long term spend the money on front discs especiall if doing low miles, nearly maintenance free, MOT pass every time :D

NB my experience, comment NOT designed for a disc v drum discussion, that's been done and dusted!
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thanks for that thought Millerman, I haven't considered a conversion over to discs, wouldn't effect it's Historic tax class status would it? I've decided that trying to make the ten day MOT dead line is out, I'm going to take my time and re-submit Alice in May, just to make the annual MOT in warmer fairer weather, working on her in February is like having made a rod for my own back.
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David, no problem with historic tax status and front discs :D
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Swapping to disc brakes might affect your insurance. For mine I had to sign something saying that the vehicle was not modified in any way.

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the conversion kit wouold set me back £400, I'd like the task of conversion, but I've other things to spend the 400 on, I'm going to re build the brakes and re seal the lines and joins to try and improve the whole setup. I'm not pressurising myself to get this done within the MOT limit, I'll re submit for a new MOT in May, I won't have to sorn or let my insurance know will I? and can I drive her to the MOT station next May?

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starting on the rear offside brakes, taking the pipes off giving them a clean up and re-seating all the joins using sealant on the threads.
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the rubber boot looks perished, so a new one was found in the spares box
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using brake parts washer to clean down, two new copper washers fitted either side of the banjo, and it's ready for air bleeding.
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different story on the nearside rear. The drum came off to expose a oil soaked, drum, shoes and a loose gasket, but there is worse to come.
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there is no actual oil seal fitted, what! and the screws were on the inside, what are you doing Mr MOT man!
the oil seal has been replaced by sealant, no wonder this hub leaks so much.
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picking out the sealant has taken ages.
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a smear of red sealant where I expect the oil seal to lay, but as you can see, the seal only goes in partway leaving a gap, I've tapped away gently at first, then as hard as I could without smashing it, the seal is home, at least as far as it will go.
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have I got it back to front? I have it with the spring end facing the differential away from the wheel, sure that's right. But there's 10mm clearance for the bearing, way too little, it's only meant to protrude up to 1 mm.
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What seal have you used? It looks to be the same diameter as the bearing. The seal goes into the smaller recess, not the same recess as the bearing, doing that will stop the bearing going in. I'm concluding all this by interpreting the pictures. Excuse me if I'm wrong! :D

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thanks for the reply Les, I'm beginning to wonder if I have earlier hubs, I wonder if my pickup was made up from old stock they wanted to use up, she was built in 1968 but I wonder if she has MM and Series 2 hubs? is that possible, even so looking at ESM part they show a smaller oil seal that looks like it might fit, so I've ordered two to investigate, could be my ongoing problem was caused by this all along.
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Re: Pickup restoration part three

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David
Looking at your photos you appear to have left the old seal/casing inside the hub and that is what is not allowing you to fit the hub bearing as it should be.
Remove the remains of the old hub seal (the metal ring that you have carefully removed the neoprene from), fit new seal making sure that the seal is the right way round and then fit the bearing.
With a neoprene covered seal there is no need to put any sealant on the outside of the seal.
If the seal is metal cased then I would advise putting a smear of sealant on the outside face of the seal before fitting.
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Again from the pictures 2nd one, the steel part of the oil seal is still in situ. That should be hooked out and another complete seal pressed in. The seal you have just put in should be removed, leaving the correct depth for the bearing to go fully home. I think you have the right hubs, although I don't know the difference.

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You obviously type quicker than me Phil ! :D

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Do not know about that Les :D

David
Looking again at your photos the original hub seal appears to have been fitted the wrong way round and that is why it has leaked.
The lip of the seal should be towards the bearing.
You also appear to have fitted the new seal the wrong way round.

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I would have said that what's left of the original seal was the right way round, Open end to bearing?

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yes, I just sussed it too, the remains of the old bearing are stopping the seal going fully home, I'll pick that out.
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the remains of the old oil seal are taking a beating to get them out, if I can only crimp them down so I can get a purchase on them from behind I could break it out.
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