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halftrack front axle seals

Post by yd328 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:43 am

I am taking apart a front axle for my halftrack and would like to replace the inner axle shaft seals. I am having trouble locating the part in the ORD 9. The part # that they show in TM9-1710A seems to be the grease seal for the drum and I do have a pair of those. Let me know if you have any info on those inner seals.

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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by steve1973 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:18 am

Gary H. has everything. That is where I got all my seals from. Very nice guy to deal with. Here is his info.

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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by yd328 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:10 pm

Steve,
Thanks for the info, I will sometimes look for seal numbers and see if I can find a modern seal to replace the older ones. Come to find out I just had to look a little further down the page to find the part# :? , it is listed as a retainer and not a seal. I'm sure I'll be calling Gary to get some parts to freshen up the axle.

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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by steve1973 » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:42 am

Be sure to post lots of photos as I will need to do the same in the future. :D
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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by yd328 » Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:12 pm

Steve,

Here's what you have to look forward to.
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And most of the parts.
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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by steve1973 » Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:38 pm

Gary,
Very nice. Looks like you got your self a puzzle to put back together. :wink: I think I might tackle this in a few years. Keep up the good work!

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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by steve1973 » Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:07 pm

Gary,
After helping Don with his front drums and brakes I had wondered about how the front knuckle was lubricated. I also wondered where the heck the inner seals are located. Thanks to your photo of the split housing I located the inner seals just behind the races, hope you changed the seals while it was apart. :wink: Knowing that I wondered how the CV joint was lubed in the knuckle. Looking at the lube order chart in the manual I found that there are two plugs on the inner knuckle and when removed grease is pumped into it. Mystery solved! :D
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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by G102 » Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:49 pm

Hi Steve
When the top king pin is greased some grease will fall down on the joint also
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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by steve1973 » Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:20 pm

G102 wrote:Hi Steve
When the top king pin is greased some grease will fall down on the joint also
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That's good to know.
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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by yd328 » Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:41 pm

Steve,
I replaced the seals, although the ones that were in there didn't seem all that bad. I have finished the front leaf springs and put them in the frame. I hope to do the same with the axle over the next couple of weeks.

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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by Spec4Don » Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:10 pm

Gary, looking good, nice to know where those seals go. Keep moving forward.
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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by clinto » Sun Jan 21, 2018 5:17 pm

yd328 wrote:
Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:12 pm
Steve,

Here's what you have to look forward to.
Which TM has this process? I am about to do this and I don't see it in TM 9-710 and I know it won't be in the Ord9.

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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by yd328 » Sun Jan 21, 2018 5:57 pm

I can check in a few days. There is a power train TM that had some info in it.

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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by 8683jb » Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:05 pm

There's power train info in TM9-1710A.
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Re: halftrack front axle seals

Post by steve1973 » Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:33 am

It's also in the M2 Base Shop Data Manual I sell.

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