hub bearing cover?? missing

[bears4x4]

hers pics of my pass side inside view of rotor area, how do i fix the missing cover?? i would like to go on the beach but dont want to ruin my hub

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heres the driver side one what it should be like

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[bigblak250]

there is no cover missing, but it does look like the seal is going bad

 

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That is a dust seal........to call it a seal is using the term loosely.


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On edit........that is the outer seal, not the inner dust shield. You need to fix that.

 

[bears4x4]

how do i fix it??? bad seal and driving on sand at beach dont sound good????

 

[Tbar]

If you get this deep to replace it.....do your ball joints and the inner seal as well. Consider the u-joint and the hub if you have not already replaced it.

TikiWiki : Ball Joint replacement
TikiWiki : Front 4X4 Hub Replacement


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[bears4x4]

so what are the thoughts with the sand etc?? is there a ways to protect against sand getting in there with out replacing ball joints, u-joint and the hub, they are all fine still, its just the outer seal thats bad

 

[Tbar]

so what are the thoughts with the sand etc?? is there a ways to protect against sand getting in there with out replacing ball joints, u-joint and the hub, they are all fine still, its just the outer seal thats bad

I edited my response above. Yes you can only fix that seal but it is such a PIA getting there you might save yourself a lot of grief down the road doing the other things.

As I recall that seal is a real bear to get on and off. Making or purchasing a special drive tool is recommended.


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[Tbar]

Another article.

http://www.angelfire.com/fang/mercury/ball.pdf

Home made seal driver tool.

Axle Seal Tool, needed for ball joint installation

Store bought seal driver tool.

4x4tools


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[iracemine]

or dont drive on sand and repair at your leisure.