Seal Removal Help

freefour · Jul 14, 2012

On my '51 Super A I am trying to replace the seal on the right side. I got the axle tube off today and tried for over an hour two pull out the old seal. I bent seveal screwdrivers and a crowbar trying to get it out and it won't budge. Even a claw hammer won't budge it.

Can someone give me a tip to pull this thing out? Can i take of that piece with the three bolts and drive it out somehow? I know this is probably simple but I am out of ideas and have no where else to turn.

Thanks for your help...

rustred · Jul 14, 2012

use a dull cold chizel and go around the out side and get it to bend inwards in a spot. the you can pry it out with a ladies slipper bar.
or just destroy it and remove it in pieces. just dont damage the seal surfaces on the cast.
just noticed maybe you can remove that plate with the bolts and just hammer it out.

to_many_irons · Jul 14, 2012

some times a small screw through the steel part and use claw hammer to pull .
be carefull not on the sealing or bore .

sflem849 · Jul 14, 2012

I beat the edges in with a cold chisel. I nicked the side on one.

Hopefully that doesn't cause a problem. I didn't have a dull cold chisel so I used what I had.

I then screwed a drywall screw in and pryed them out with that. The first took 30 min and the second took about 5. I learned a lot on the second one! The seals are double leather seals. Only screw the screw into the first seal. Then pry it out. Then screw the screw into the second seal. Then pry it out. Then pound a flat screwdriver around the edges of the big thing that's left that held both the seals. Pry one area in and it will come out pretty easy.

I WIN!!!

JRSutton · Jul 15, 2012

Basically you just need to get really )(#$#$ off at it.

I'm sure there's a "right way" to do it - but for me, I just used seal puller (basically a hook with a flats spot to hammer outwards to pull it) and a couple of crow bars of various shapes.

Once you get it moving, you get it moving more and more, and eventually you collapse in a pile of sweat with a mangled seal in your hand.

freefour · Jul 15, 2012

Thanks for all the tips and encouragement. I will give it another shot today. I was pretty much at the #$&@ off stage with it before posting yesterday. If the right song would have came on the radio, I'm sure I would have got it out with one of those "oh no what did I do" moments today.

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