Re: [HSS] Re: [Rear Axle Seals

I too have modern seals in my Super Six, but unlike Brett, I have found new ones which fit inside the original retainer. sorry I can't give you the number, but you just need to measure the inside of the old retainer and the amle size and go to your bearing and seal supplier and get them to reference these sizes against their data.

Geoff.
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> From: "hudson2x28" <hudsonhire@cambridge.net.nz>

> Date: 2004/03/16 Tue PM 06:32:00 GMT+13:00

> To: HudsonSuperSix16-29@yahoogroups.com

> Subject: [HSS] Re: [Rear Axle Seals

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> Ed

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> I have had modern seals fitted into the rear axle bearing caps of

> my '28. To do this though, I had to (obviously) have the lip of the

> caps machined off and then have the caps machined out a little more

> to house this slightly bigger modern seal i.e. I couldn't find a

> modern seal that just fitted into the cap the way it orginally was.

> No one knows though - or will ever be able to see - and no oil has

> ever got past these new seals. If you like, I can look in my notes

> and probably find out what sized modern seal was used.

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> Brett

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> --- In HudsonSuperSix16-29@yahoogroups.com, "ed-moore" <ed-

> moore@r...> wrote:

> > Does anyone have a part # for a modern rear axle seal to

> fit a 1929

> > Hudson instead of the old ones? Ed Moore

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> > From: "gudguy_99" <gudguy_99@y...>

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> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 2:04 PM

> > Subject: [HSS] Re: 1928 Hudson hubcaps

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> > > Go to their website and check them out; they have other styles,

> > > though- until you call you don't know if they're already sold.

> > > I was under the impression the earlier caps had less writing, and

> > > they have some like that.

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