Hi, I need to do the rear wheel bearings on my Dolomite. I have a twenty ton press which removed the hubs from the halfshafts on my TR3, but looking at the manual for the Dolomite it seems that the brake backplate might get in the way of using the press. I had the proper puller for the vitesse rear hub which I stupidly gave away with the car when I sold it. Canley classics do the same tool for £79 but say it will only fit small chassis triumphs such as herald, spitfire, vitesse, but no mention of Toledo or Dolomite. Anyone know if the same tool will fit our cars?
Cheers, Ralph
Rear Hub puller
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OK chaps, I have answered my own question by simply phoning Canley classics. They say their tool will do for the Toledo/Dolomite hubs, but obviously not the sprint as that has a different axle. One is on its way to me now, so if any one in my area needs to borrow it it will soon be available.
Ralph
Ralph
Re: Rear Hub puller
I have their puller, it's a faithful copy of the genuine tool apart from it lacking a means to stop it rotating in use. That wasn't an issue and it made short work of my hubs. Make sure you clean the hub face so the tool can snug up fully and be ready for the bang!
1977 1850 HL manual O/D
Re: Rear Hub puller
Did one shaft yesterday using their reccomended method of tightening the tool then striking the side of the hub with a drift and hammer, after half a dozen blows working around the hub it popped without any drama. Must say that the original RHP bearing ( I was apprentice there in the 70s!) appears OK. Going to take the other side out today and if that also seems OK I will drop the diff unit out while the half shafts are out and inspect that. It needs the pinion seal doing anyway, but I want to check the crown wheel and bearings for signs of rust, as that was the problem on my vitesse which had been left standing for a few years, condensation in the diff housing had caused corrosion on everything above the oil line.Macleesh wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 4:56 pm I have their puller, it's a faithful copy of the genuine tool apart from it lacking a means to stop it rotating in use. That wasn't an issue and it made short work of my hubs. Make sure you clean the hub face so the tool can snug up fully and be ready for the bang!
Ralph
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Happily the diff was OK, and the new rear wheel bearings have eliminated the whir whir whir noise from the back axle. I have to say though that the RHP bearings I took out felt smoother that the new cheapo bearings I put in, but at less than £20 a side for a kit containing 2 oil seals, bearing, split pin and grease I shouldn`t be surprised. If they don`t last long I will take one of the old bearings to the local bearing factors and buy some quality ones.
One other point, the supplied bearings were double sealed and pre packed with grease, which kind of made the new oil seals and sachet of grease superfluous, however I prised out one seal from the bearing and forced more grease in and fitted the bearing to the shaft with the open end towards the diff. The outer oil seal on this set up gets no lubrication and is really pointless, the seal on the bearing preventing grease getting to the outer seal, so I packed the inside of the seal with grease which hopefully will keep some lubrication around the lip of the seal and prevent it overheating and melting away. With hindsight I think it would have been better to remove both the seals fitted to the bearing.
Ralph
One other point, the supplied bearings were double sealed and pre packed with grease, which kind of made the new oil seals and sachet of grease superfluous, however I prised out one seal from the bearing and forced more grease in and fitted the bearing to the shaft with the open end towards the diff. The outer oil seal on this set up gets no lubrication and is really pointless, the seal on the bearing preventing grease getting to the outer seal, so I packed the inside of the seal with grease which hopefully will keep some lubrication around the lip of the seal and prevent it overheating and melting away. With hindsight I think it would have been better to remove both the seals fitted to the bearing.
Ralph