Re: SER1 Paddocks Swivel kits

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Mark Strangways wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Many thanks for the most useful advice - I will get the parts ordered
> up. I need some 'new' hubs as I have later ones fitted with larger
> diameter studs, so will source a second hand pair of those. When
> rebuilding a front axle like this, what else should I be replacing (I
> will replace bearings and wheel cylinders) ?
Why do you need new hubs?

All series hubs use the same inner & outer bearings, and the same oil
seals. The wheel studs are a different diameter, but the wheels all fit
(I've not discovered wheels that don't fit over my SIII wheel-studs)
Note that the wheel nuts are different for the SIII studs, obviously

When I rebuild an axle, I replace the axle-flange seal, the bearing in
the neck of the swivel, the top & bottom swivel housing bits (shims,
bearings, ralko bush [if used], etc), the swivel-housing oil seal, the
inner & outer hub bearings, and the felt seal for the driving-member of
the hub... plus the two gaskets, au natural...

If you can, replace the slave cylinders and the brake-shoe adjuster.

Also, whilst it's all in bits, a clean and a lick of paint doesn't go
amiss (I know a couple of sand-blasters and industrial spray-painters...
it helps <grin />)


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