Posted by JDHDon on June 25, 2008 at 06:51:59 from (12.199.244.100):
I finally completed replacing my axle seals and re-installing the brakes. This was my first time doing this job and I made several mistakes along the way. I also found a way to use my shop crane for lifting the rear tire/wheel during final installation. Here's my suggestions for Lessons Learned. 1. Remember to install the brake actuating rods thru the hole in the back plate BEFORE bolting the back plate up to the axle. I was so focused on getting the shims set up right I forgot to install the brake rod. I had to loosen the back plate and thread it over the rod...what a pain. 2. There is a front and back side to the brake shoes. The back side (towards the fender) has a cut-out in the riveted plate that fits over the anchor plate pins. The shoes should be positioned between these anchor pins and the back of the anchor plate. Get it right and the brakes fit nice and square. Get it wrong and the brakes don't fit right and springs are harder than ever. 3. Watch the position of the adjusting wheel relative to the rectangular cutout in the backing plate. Get it wrong and you can't adjust your brakes. 4. Use a brake spring tool. One end has a small clip for removing the springs (simply roll the spring off the anchor pin). The other end is used for installing the springs. Place this end thru the spring hook and hold it against the anchor pin. Lever the spring up and over the end of the tool and onto the anchor. Very simple and easy. Don't try to use the removal end to install..it doesn't work. These tools are cheap and available at any auto parts store..well worth it. 5. Calcium Chloride tires are too heavy to lift and rotate to mount the wheels onto the hub. I rigged up two chains and my load leveler on my shop crane and was able to lift and rotate the wheels (Using the load leveler) to mount on the studs. See pictures. 6. Finally - use a hub puller - not a gear puller to remove a stuck hub. I used the heat wrench and a gear puller and still managed to bend the center screw of the puller..and the hub still would not come off. Borrowed a friend's hub puller - it bolts onto the hub studs and has a large 'wing nut' that you hit with a sledge hammer to tighten the puller. It worked like a charm...3 whacks with the hammer and that stubborn hub broke loose (with the axle nut on so it didn't kill me). I could have kissed the guy who loaned me the puller..luckily he wasn't in the shop when it broke loose. I hope this helps somebody else. These jobs were not particularly difficult..but if it's your first time some things aren't obvious. Feel free to comment
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