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Dan Price · Oct 15, 2014

I am going to replace the rear axle bearings...and my question is how do I get the cone off the axle. And the cup out of the housing.....

jeffkoh · Oct 15, 2014

That is an easy job, but is hard to explain step by step on this board. If you don't have a manual, get one. It's well worth the $20-$30.

JCinKY · Oct 15, 2014

You holding that thing up with a plastic milk crate?!?!?

Good idea on leaving the jack. :shock:

souNdguy · Oct 15, 2014

not to be an alarmist.. but i'm not overly fond of that hollow cell concrete block on the other side!

I sacraficed an 8x8 16' timber a couple years back and cut it up into 5 2' and 2 3' sections for cribbing..

JMOR · Oct 15, 2014

(quoted from post at 14:34:30 10/15/14) not to be an alarmist.. but i'm not overly fond of that hollow cell concrete block on the other side!

I sacraficed an 8x8 16' timber a couple years back and cut it up into 5 2' and 2 3' sections for cribbing..

r at least rotate it 90 degrees where it has greater strength.

rvirgil_KS · Oct 15, 2014

Following instructions from an old time Ford mechanic, this is how I did one on my 51 8N. I believe Jubilee is the same.

1. Remove axle
2. Put new cup in the freezer at least overnight
3. Pressed old cone off axle with Harbor Freight 12 ton press. Came off easy
Put old nuts on end of shaft when pressing to protect threads
4. Remove oil seal from cup holder
5. Weld bead around inside of bearing cup at about middle of cup. When I took screw driver to brush out slag flecks the cup turned so a couple of taps with punch drove it out.
6. While cup holder was still warm I took frozen cup, applied a thin film of oil and, using a block of wood, drove the cup into the holder.
7. Put bearing in a pan of 5w-30 motor oil covering bearing. Put on high burner on stove and let heat until oil begins to smoke. I continually stirred the bearing around in the pan with a wooden dowel. (get it out of the house as soon as it begins to smoke!!)
8. I had shaft and a pipe sleeve ready to drive new bearing on to shaft. I removed hot bearing from oil, dropped on shaft and it dropped completely on, no driving necessary.

souNdguy · Oct 15, 2014

yup.. at least let the walls be in compression with the wood as the top bridge..

Dan Price · Oct 16, 2014

The cinder block is laying on its side...the same way it would
be in a building.....I am a structural engineer..so thanks for the
concerns.

Dan Price · Oct 16, 2014

Thank you for the discriptive instructions. I will try it and get back for the results....thanks

JMOR · Oct 16, 2014

(quoted from post at 06:44:02 10/16/14) The cinder block is laying on its side...the same way it would
be in a building.....I am a structural engineer..so thanks for the
concerns.

eally?!

NNP · Oct 16, 2014

looks like your question is answered.
just had to comment that those old time (well-built)
milk crates are the handiest little step stool (I weigh 240)
short tool benches out there.
wish I could find more (new ones are spindly junk)
Just used one when cleaning up a head, didn't even have to take the rocker shaft studs out when I flipped it over.

gotta admit I did chicken out recently.
had to lift a very heavy head with manifold attached up onto a high tractor. looked at my usual milk crate with a board on it.
started adding my 240 plus at least 100 pounds of head,
all concentrated on 1 foot when I stepped up........
stacked some cribbing instead...

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