Hey All
Got it out this am!! I tried something different and it went well. I put the axle hub on a pair of 2x4s to raise it up, then I put it seal side down and slid in the end of a 4" long piece of 1" wide thinner steel plate. I put it above the seal and in front of the bearing (since the Inside Diameter of the bearing is smaller than the seal - I cant see the seal from above), and the other end of the steel plate rested on the ground I think only had to hit on the steel plate 5-10 times and the seal moved, I kept rotating the hub between the 2x4s and it easily popped the seal out, no issues. Cleaned it up, checked the bearings and they are the original roller type, packed them again, and put everything back in. I also added some permatex to the oil seal OD as it said in the manual, tightened up the two nuts on the outside to seat everything, and backed it of 1/8 turn, locking washer and top locking nut and everything bent to hold it all in place, I also added some permatex to the axle hub metal gasket as I slide in the axle. Now, Only need top up the oil level, adjust the brakes, and put this axle side downhill overnight to soak the bearings prior to running around and it all should be good. Fingers crossed the leak is gone. Hopefully so.
Thanks all for ideas and support. All if helped and glad I'm not dirtying up the rim anymore hopefully
- Clem
