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Rear wheel bearing replacement 120-130 1967

Hi,

I've got a '67 131. I noticed recently that one of the rear brake backplates was wet. When I had a closer look, I found that it was gear oil. I removed the back plate and found that the bearing is soaked in gear oil - I'm guessing that the oil seal behind the bearing has failed. I've got a new bearing kit with the seals, gaskets etc and I'm ready to start work. The Haynes manual that I have is a little light on detail about all this but I gather that I should use an impact puller to remove the driveshaft to gain access to the bearing and seal.

So, before I do any damage, is it safe to use a 5" three legged puller to remove the driveshaft now that the backplate is off? The shaft seems very firmly fixed in place and I don't want to apply too much force until I'm sure.... If anyone knows of an easier way to go about this then I'd appreciate any tips that you may have.

The practice will be useful as I've just noticed that the other backplate is darkening in the same area.....

Thanks as usual for any advice,

Aidan
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1967 131, 1969 131, 1973 Triumph GT6, 1972 Triumph Spitfire 2.5






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New Rear wheel bearing replacement [120-130][1967]
posted by  Aidan  on Sat Jul 22 08:17 CST 2006 >


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