This is from a different post:
Originally Posted by Racecarl
Ken, do not forget to inspect the surface on the axle that the seal runs on. If it has a groove on it that you can feel with your fingernail, your new seal will leak. Ordinarily the seal surface can be fixed with a Speedy-Sleeve but the problem I have ran into with my 42 1.5 ton (Timken Axle) is that no one makes a Speedy Sleeve the size I need. I ended up cleaning the axle then applying some JBWeld to the axle, letting it cure, and using emery cloth to 'machine' the axle. The JBWeld did the trick for me, at least so far.
I am considering trying this on one of my rear axle hubs
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Any opinions?


Curt Warren
Salt Lake City
1948 1.5ton Loadmaster
http://photobucket.com/48loadmaster