Sam Buchanan Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) necessary text Edited March 6, 2020 by Sam Buchanan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb7 Posted March 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) I've reviewed everything. Thanks everyone who posted. I have nothing more to add, nor further comments on this thread. Cheers...Keith Edited March 7, 2020 by keithb7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb7 Posted June 15 Author Report Share Posted June 15 4 years later...I took the rear drum off. What a mess. Wheel bearing grease everywhere. I am pretty sure other side is the same. I'll take it apart as well. The issue I was having in 2020, with the rear axle grease seals has come to fruition. @Dodgeb4ya It seems the seal is not sealing against the drum hub surface. Grease is everywhere. I'll order these now, and get 'em on the way. Thx for the tip @desoto1939 https://www.ebay.com/itm/134516601580?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore47 Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 Check the vent on the housing. If it's plugged the grease will be forced past the seals as the rear end housing heats up and pressure builds. When I got the P15 I replaced all the seals, bearings, shoes and cylinders on the rear. About a year latter grease was everywhere. Seals must have gone bad - nope - the vent was plugged. The second time around I made sure the vent was clear. Another year latter and all is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 Where the seal rides on the frum hub....thst surface is slightly tapered.. Hopefully it is not too severely worn or grooved. A very poor design IMO. Glad they improved the design in 1946. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 32 minutes ago, Dodgeb4ya said: Where the seal rides on the frum hub....thst surface is slightly tapered.. Hopefully it is not too severely worn or grooved. A very poor design IMO. Glad they improved the design in 1946. I don't think the surface on the rear drum is very tapered, at least not on my '33. I ended up getting speedi-sleeve on each of my rear drums to get a good surface for the seal to work on. Also, for '33 the original leather type seals were not readily available but I was able to remove the original seals from the stamped metal carrier and find a modern seal that could be pressed into the original carriers. I don't know the dimensions for the year in question but I suspect a similar fix and upgrade to the rear axle outer seals could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 The slight taper was on a 34 PE I did recently and on a 36 P2 several years back. Would have been nice to install speedi- sleeves. Are all 1942 and back drums supposed to be straight cut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 1 hour ago, Dodgeb4ya said: The slight taper was on a 34 PE I did recently and on a 36 P2 several years back. Would have been nice to install speedi- sleeves. Are all 1942 and back drums supposed to be straight cut? I don't know. Maybe only the '33 is straight cut. I know the brakes on the '34 are the same size as mine but the drum part numbers are different so maybe that is the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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