600 rear axel bearing and seal

jdbdave · Dec 4, 2016

Hello, I have just purchased a 620 with a Sherman forklift mounted on the rear. The machine had not run in the last ten years but started and ran nicely with little work. The Sherman steering box is beyond repair and I am looking for a replacement. One rear tire was flat and a considerable amount of oil has leaked from the rear axel. When I removed the wheel and break drum I found I have about an 1/8" of play. I have looked at the ford service manual and it looks like I would need a lot of special tooling to remove the bearing. Has any one replaced the bearing with normal sop tools? Thanks

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Bern · Dec 4, 2016

If it could be done with normal shop tools, the factory would not show a special puller to do the job. Lacking that, you'll get nowhere without at least a torch. Both the bearing as well as the collar that retains it are a tight press fit on the axle shaft. Factory recommends a modified puller, myself I'd torch the old one out assuming the bearing will be replaced anyway. Be sure to steam clean/pressure wash the old grease out first so your hair doesn't catch on fire in the process.

holipar · Dec 4, 2016

(quoted from post at 11:57:15 12/04/16) Hello, I have just purchased a 620 with a Sherman forklift mounted on the rear. The machine had not run in the last ten years but started and ran nicely with little work. The Sherman steering box is beyond repair and I am looking for a replacement. One rear tire was flat and a considerable amount of oil has leaked from the rear axel. When I removed the wheel and break drum I found I have about an 1/8" of play. I have looked at the ford service manual and it looks like I would need a lot of special tooling to remove the bearing. Has any one replaced the bearing with normal sop tools? Thanks

You can drill two holes in the collar, across from each other, as big as you can drill, then split the collar with a big chisel. then use 2 pcs. all thread, a plate across end of axle, to make a puller, to pull bearing and hub. Replace the seal, put hub on axle, then bearing, drive it on axle with a brass punch. heat collar red hot with a torch, slide it onto axle til it rests on bearing, let cool , install shimming as needed. beer time!

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Hobo,NC · Dec 4, 2016

If you can weld and have the sources to drill a plate for the studs on the hub you can make a tool to press the hub and bearing off... If you don't burn the bearing out with a fire wrench. YUK I hate that job...

I have the cad drawings for the plate I had a couple made but never welded it to a pipe.. it would look something like this... The red tubing in the press...

http://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/viewtopic.php?t=571655&highlight=press

Bern · Dec 4, 2016

That's a pretty cool looking press attachment - I bet that works slick! Wish I had one of those back in the day. The rubber tire at the bottom of the press was a nice added touch.

600 rear axel bearing and seal

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