The Ford Barn

drolston · 11-13-2021, 10:18 PM

Given the lack of knowledgeable helpers in this area, I decided to suspend my cardio Doc's limitations on lifting and take this axle replacement on my own. The last time I did this job was 60 years ago, and it took an afternoon. This time it has been spread over two weeks but I am nearing completion. It is down to bleeding the brakes and final tightening of the axle nuts. I will summarize some lessons (re)learned after the road test.

But in the mean time, I have a question: You know those grease fittings on the axle housing near the backing plates; Does grease that goes in those fittings get to the wheel bearings in the drum; Before I put the drums on, I gave them multiple pumps and nothing came out of the end of the bearing surface on the axle housing.

11-13-2021, 10:18 PM	#16
drolston Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,811	Re: Busted Axle Given the lack of knowledgeable helpers in this area, I decided to suspend my cardio Doc's limitations on lifting and take this axle replacement on my own. The last time I did this job was 60 years ago, and it took an afternoon. This time it has been spread over two weeks but I am nearing completion. It is down to bleeding the brakes and final tightening of the axle nuts. I will summarize some lessons (re)learned after the road test. But in the mean time, I have a question: You know those grease fittings on the axle housing near the backing plates; Does grease that goes in those fittings get to the wheel bearings in the drum; Before I put the drums on, I gave them multiple pumps and nothing came out of the end of the bearing surface on the axle housing.