I have fitted a swing axle (karmann Ghia) gearbox and axles coming straight out of a running car, butty`s spring plates and type 3 rear drums and back plates.
evrything bolts up and looks great but each time I tighten the hub nuts I amm getting an oil leak from the back of the backplate. When I take the drum off and remove the bearing cover it seens to have folded the bearing seal over in one place. Cant really get my head round it? Is it just inferior hub/bearing seals? as I have used ones from GSF, or am I missing out on something?
I have fitted the drum to the shaft without the back plate and bearing cover and put the hub nut on and seem to be able to pull about 30mm of shaft play outwards? is this normal?
Any ideas appreciated
Ben

What bearing covers are you using?

Did you use all the spacers off the OG setup?

was just thinking about that as I am sat here fuming! I have used the origional bearing covers with the spacers that was in there, yes used the OG spacers

obviously I haven`t split the axle tubes so could spacer at the back of the bearing be missing? would this cause this do you think Jim?
Ben

T3 bearing covers or Bus bearing covers?

Unlikely, but need to be there.

Bearing covers and spacers are from the doner axle and box from the ghia.

What straight axle kit are you using ?
I thought you had to use early short axle beetle bearing reatainers?
Just a thought cheers ben

Using bearing covers that were on the axle Ben, it's not a kit it's a karman ghia box and axle with buttys spring plates and t3 wide five drum and back plates

Have you mofieid the axle tubes to the right length? seems an obvious one, but couldnt see any reference to it!

Tony

some pictures of your problem might help here like

heres how the spacers/seals should be positioned.... bear in mind the paper seals on most repro rear wheel bearing kits are absolute gash and need trimming inner diameter enlarging I also put a paper seal inbetween the axle tube and the backing plate..... be sure the hole in the bearing endcap aint blocked

Thinking about this today are you putting the outer collet on to the axle then sliding the bearing cover on?
I had this once on my old 67 then tried putting the collet in to the bearing cover and then sliding it on to the axle and this solved it.
Ben

think that was the issue ben, looks like its all sorted now. Think the seals are a little soft and inferior to the origionals so seem to not like being manipulated. Also berpsta I had issues with them aswell and have sacked them of in place of plenty of the blue stuff! combination of non genuine stuff requiring some softly softly approach me thinks!
Thanks every one this was destroying me!
Ben

Tony Shep wrote:Have you mofieid the axle tubes to the right length? seems an obvious one, but couldnt see any reference to it!

Tony

With that type of SA kit you don't adjust the tube length.

67ben wrote:What straight axle kit are you using ?
I thought you had to use early short axle beetle bearing reatainers?
Just a thought cheers ben

Not with that type of SA kit, early (or repro covers) are needed on the type where you extend the axle tube length to get straight spring plates.