1957 rear axle seals

bluecraig0776 · Post by **bluecraig0776** » Sat May 22, 2010 9:44 pm

Hi folks

What kind of job is it to replace the axle seals on my 1957 Major?

Thanks

henk · Post by **henk** » Sun May 23, 2010 10:55 am

There are some topics about this subject. As I see it, it's a pretty big job and there are two different seals used on the majors.

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Sun May 23, 2010 4:54 pm

http://www.fordsontractorpages.nl/phpbb ... php?t=1441

bluecraig0776 · Post by **bluecraig0776** » Sun May 23, 2010 8:55 pm

Many thanks Ian & Henk looks like I have a bit of a task ahead of me. I didn't imagine I had to strip down as much as that, just as well I'm a mechanic LOL

super6954 · Post by **super6954** » Sun May 23, 2010 9:48 pm

The hardest part of this job is getting your wife/ girlfriend or mother to let you use the oven in the house, to pre warm the bearings to expand them to slip over the axle flange.
good luck with the project
Regards Robert

Dandy Dave · Post by **Dandy Dave** » Mon May 24, 2010 1:13 pm

super6954 wrote:The hardest part of this job is getting your wife/ girlfriend or mother to let you use the oven in the house, to pre warm the bearings to expand them to slip over the axle flange.
good luck with the project
Regards Robert

Give them a credit card or money and send them to the Mall. They will be occupied for hours and when they return, they will be none the wiser.

Chalk it up as part of the expense of owning a Fordson Major.

If it is your wife, or Girl friend, you may even get lucky after the bearings are in.

Dandy Dave!

bluecraig0776 · Post by **bluecraig0776** » Mon May 24, 2010 7:52 pm

I doubt it Dandy Dave