The right rear axle seal is leaking badly in my 1948 Chevy Thriftmaster 3100 pickup (see attached picture). Obviously the axles need to come out in order to replace the seals, which is explained under Axle Shaft or Drum removal in section 4-3 Rear Axle of the Chevrolet Truck Shop Manual.
However, under "Replacement" on page 4-3, it talks about installing a gasket to the hub aligning the center hole of the three holes closest together with the notch in the hub, then install the oil deflector over gasket aligning oil pocket with notch in the hub. Then it goes on to say I need to insert six special bolts and force the heads down onto the deflector and peen the end of the shoulder on the bolts into the counter-sink around the bolt holes in the flange. Figure 4 shows a picture of the axle in a holding fixture on a bench where it says you are peening the flange bolts.
I don't see anything explaining these hub gaskets or oil deflectors or a disassembly procedure for them. It seems like it was a bit of an oversight of the author of the shop manual to not explain a disassembly process for this oil deflector that I assume is on the axle shaft itself.
Can anyone here shed some light on this?
Last edited by Peggy M; 07/10/20245:41 PM. Reason: adjust title - full year and main words first ;)
1948 Chevy 3100 Thriftmaster pickup Old skool engine swap ('54 pass 235) Four on the floor 12v conversion
