hddennis Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Has anyone ever put front or rear wheel seals in a 1916-17 Maxwell? I have the new felt inner seals but can't figure what holds these seals in. It appears as if there is only about 1/8 of an inch of the sheet metal housing holding the seal to the hub??? This seems doomed to fall off soon after assembly. Anyone??Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Since I don't have a manual I think it might help to post some photos detailing what you have and what was in place when you started. I have some older general auto books and maybe there is some similar reference I could find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 I finally gave up trying to figure out how to make such a poorly designed seal work and decided to modernize it . I took everything to a machinist and he is going to make flanges that screw to the hub and have modern press in seals. It will end up costing me only slightly less than a complete differential swap would have but at least I won't have to worry about grease getting all over my new brake bands and wheels. Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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