Hey Everyone, I'm replacing the seals and bearings in my CJ8 this week. It's already got a Superior one-piece kit. I have the axles out of the housing, bearings and seals are pulled. I have a friend with a press who can handle the bearings and retainers. Thig is, where can i get the retainers? I have all the seals an bearings, but this doesn't help without new retainers.
Thanks, Don W
QuickTruck ( snipped-for-privacy@Aol.Com) wrote on Sunday 13 March 2005 11:03 am:
Don,
Are you looking for the dust shield or the outer axle seal? Those are the only two things that are between the hub and the bearing. The outer axle seals are the standard ones used for the Model 20. Should be a standard part. Worst case, 4wd.com has them. If you're looking for the dust shield, you'll probably have to order those on line.
Retainers?
In my CJ5 with AMC20, the bearings are pressed onto the axles and the brake backing plates are held in place by the bearings. The backing plates bolt to the axle tube. I forget the stacking order, but the backing plates go on first, then the bearings and seals (this is the order that I don't recall). The bearings hold the backing plates on. You have to be sure to put the correct plate on the correct axle because the left and right axles are different. The clue to the backing plates is the hole for the parking brake cable, it points towards the front.
Ah, I forgot the small retainer ring.
Small is relative, I guess.
Relative to the other parts of the bearing and oil seals, the ring is small. It is both narrower and smaller in outside diameter than the bearing race.
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