RE: [alfa] 105 Rear Axle Seal & Bearings

["Jeff Greenfield" <alfaguy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George -

I'm forwarding an email I sent to the list earlier this morning regarding
rear bearing replacement in case you didn't see it.

Sometimes, the axles pull right out by hand, other times a slide hammer is
required. Nothing special, a generic slide hammer works fine.

In addition to the bearings and seals, you will need replacement bearing
retainers if your spider is a 2L, you don't say what year it is. The earlier
cars (1600) had threaded retainers, not sure what the 1750 had. Not sure
where a Jr. falls in all this. If your car has the threaded retainers, then
they just unscrew and can be re-used.

The seals will just pull out of the axle tube (you may need to ding it with
a chisel to move it), use a pipe or large socket of the appropriate diameter
to install the new seals.

HTH,

Jeff



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On Behalf Of
George Beston
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:50 PM
To: alfa@domain.elided
Subject: [alfa] 105 Rear Axle Seal & Bearings

I have a leaking axle seal on the right rear of my Spider and I want to
get it fixed in time to take it to the convention.

The manuals are not all that helpful, but getting to the axle doesn't
look terribly complex.

I do want to know if a slide hammer or a generic puller can be used to
remove the axle instead of the factory tool.

I also want to know how to remove and replace the bearings and seal
once I get the axle out.

If anyone has been there and done that and can give my some useful
advice, I'd appreciate it.

Regarding Jon's posting in Digest V10 #206, I have my local UAP on the
case, and they tell me they can get me bearings and a seal by mid week.
   Time will tell!

George Beston

Spider Jr.
Alfetta
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