Rear Hub Axle Housing BROKEN BEARING SHAFT RUB
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08-12-2018 | 05:06 AM
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That's the portion of the axle housing, where the hub o-ring seal against. Having it welded and machined would probably exceed the replacement cost (junkyard). And, l don't believe you could weld and hand grind it into shape...it would have to be absolutely perfect...since the o-ring rest against this recessed area.
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08-12-2018 | 08:26 AM
If you knew someone that welded = would be an option (down in my neck of the woods 80% of the men around here are pipe fitters/welders), but yeah I agree grabbing a junk yard axle would probably be cheaper/quicker. As far as the O-Ring is concerned I’ve worked on several D2’s that didn’t even have O-Rings installed. Someone had just slapped some black/grey RTV in there instead & they weren’t leaking a drop before I removed the Hub assembly.
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08-12-2018 | 08:36 AM
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That's the portion of the axle housing, where the hub o-ring seal against. Having it welded and machined would probably exceed the replacement cost (junkyard). And, l don't believe you could weld and hand grind it into shape...it would have to be absolutely perfect...since the o-ring rest against this recessed area.
Brian.
Brian.
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08-12-2018 | 08:50 AM
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That's the portion of the axle housing, where the hub o-ring seal against. Having it welded and machined would probably exceed the replacement cost (junkyard). And, l don't believe you could weld and hand grind it into shape...it would have to be absolutely perfect...since the o-ring rest against this recessed area.
Brian.
Brian.
#10
08-12-2018 | 08:52 AM
I dunno that is putting a decent amount of stress on a new hub bearing for sure as is.
The weld (basically just a blob to add more metal in that spot) and some RTV I think would be the poor mans way out. Once the new metal/weld was in place I’d just use a small grinder on it until the new hub went in easy, then I’d slap on some RTV & see what happens. It certainly isn’t going to be as bad as it was to start with. The RTV should fill any gaps vs the O-Ring. Was it leaking diff fluid before this was discovered?
The weld (basically just a blob to add more metal in that spot) and some RTV I think would be the poor mans way out. Once the new metal/weld was in place I’d just use a small grinder on it until the new hub went in easy, then I’d slap on some RTV & see what happens. It certainly isn’t going to be as bad as it was to start with. The RTV should fill any gaps vs the O-Ring. Was it leaking diff fluid before this was discovered?
Last edited by Best4x4; 08-12-2018 at 09:49 AM.
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