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IowaTom 
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 Topic: Rear axle nutPosted: Apr/23/2018 at 4:59pm |
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Is the driver side rear axle nut a left-turn thread, like the wheels?
I want to remove them to pull the shafts. Thanks! This is on my '59 Rambler.
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farna
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Posted: Apr/23/2018 at 5:35pm |
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The axle nut should be a right hand thread. I forgot the 59s had left hand thread lugs!
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IowaTom
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Posted: Apr/23/2018 at 6:25pm |
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Great! Thanks, Frank!
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billd
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Posted: Apr/23/2018 at 6:33pm |
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I have 3/4" drive sockets if you have trouble getting it loose (and a pipe I use on my 3/4" drive breaker bar)
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tufcj
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Posted: Apr/23/2018 at 8:20pm |
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The hubs need a pulller even after the nut is off. They are pressed on to a tapered shaft. Use the right puller or you can warp the hub, then you're in trouble because the hubs are near un-obtainium. An alternative is to pull the hub/axle and backing plate as a unit, cut the bearing cage to remove the backing plate, and take it to a machine shop to press it apart.
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Posted: Apr/23/2018 at 8:23pm |
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billd
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Posted: Apr/23/2018 at 8:36pm |
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Hmmm - I always figured the whole bloody thing was easy.
Never ever had any problems, always able to get them apart and put them back without any issues. Started doing these when these cars were still pretty new - early 1970s. I was doing Rambler axle work when I was in my early to mid teens.
If you need it pressed apart - I can do it or we can grab my neighbor Larry who will take it to a guy about two miles from he who he works with and use his MASSIVE press that can deal with big tractor parts. No need to pay a machine shop. |
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Posted: Apr/26/2018 at 6:12pm |
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Hey Billd, I have a 64 classic 660, can you by chance tell me, on the rear axle bearings, are they lubricated through gear oil, or are they greased like traditional front wheel bearings? I have to check mine, but figured I would ask the question before going through the hassle!! Thanks!!
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Posted: Apr/26/2018 at 6:19pm |
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The early Ramblers (I had a 64 770 Classic myself, was my first car) use a tapered roller bearing like the later AMCs, and it's between two seals. So, it is "packed" like front wheel bearings.
There is an inner seal in the axle tube that keeps the differential lube away from the axle bearings, and there's an outer seal that keeps the bearing grease in. If the car has set a long time - a number of years, or there's no sign that the bearings have been checked, cleaned and packed - it's a good idea to deal with 'em before you have to...........
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tufcj wrote: