SECTION 44 - AXLES AND WHEELS
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7. Place the housing over the axle and hub assem-
bly making sure the outer bearing is seated in
race properly.
8. Remove tape from axle shaft.
9. Install the inner bearing race, 1, into housing.
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10. Pack the bearing with grease and install the inner
bearing, 1.
Press the inner bearing on axle shaft and into the
housing to obtain housing rolling torque of 4 - 7
kg (9 - 15 lbs.).
NOTE: To check housing rolling torque, hook a
spring scale in one of the housing flange slots, 2, and
pull on the scale to rotate the housing.
11. Add shims to fill the space between the bearing
race, 3, and retaining ring, 4.
12. Install the retaining ring in groove, 5.
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13. Fill the outer seal area with grease until the
grease appears around the hub at 1; spin the axle
housing while adding grease.
NOTE: If bearing failed because of contamination,
use green Loctite 609 on the seal housing to axle
shoulder press-fit joint. If the axle shoulder is worn
from previous seal rotation, use a new axle, seal, and
loctite in place. When reinstalling the axle into the
axle housing, be sure both bearings are packed with
grease. The cavity in between the triple lip seal and
axle seal, where the outer bearing is positioned, must
be full of grease. If any old/hardened grease is in a
housing that will be reused, be sure to clean the
housing and fill it with new grease.
14. Install the O ring in the groove in the axle housing
flange at 2, wipe a layer of grease over the O ring
to help hold the O ring in place during assembly.
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