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**JJorgensen52** · 04-01-2013, 08:39 PM

And now to my current status: new rear wheel seals!

I am entirely new to the heavy duty (H072 in this case) axles, so this was a bit of a learning curve:

Driver's rear drum, both shoe hold-downs were missing so replaced those and adjusted, new rear wheel seal, packed and torqued bearings, all is well

Passenger's side... not so much.

That wheel seal had completely failed. Cleaned everything up as best I could, replaced the seal, packed the bearings, but new shoes are in order for that side as soon as the budget will allow. Yikes!

Also, I've now got a line on this '67 C-30 dump truck

which is going to get parted out and donate it's dump hydraulics and PTO setup to this truck

04-01-2013, 08:39 PM	#3
JJorgensen52 Simple? What's simple? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southeast CT Posts: 1,472	Re: '72 C3500 GMC flatbed project And now to my current status: new rear wheel seals! I am entirely new to the heavy duty (H072 in this case) axles, so this was a bit of a learning curve: Driver's rear drum, both shoe hold-downs were missing so replaced those and adjusted, new rear wheel seal, packed and torqued bearings, all is well Passenger's side... not so much. That wheel seal had completely failed. Cleaned everything up as best I could, replaced the seal, packed the bearings, but new shoes are in order for that side as soon as the budget will allow. Yikes! Also, I've now got a line on this '67 C-30 dump truck which is going to get parted out and donate it's dump hydraulics and PTO setup to this truck __________________ CURRENT '50 GMC 100 shortbed Gen IV 4.8 LS - 4L65E (Secret truck, Shhh!!!) Build '63 Buick Wildcat Coupe 401ci Nailhead (Very much in pieces) Photos '66 Impala SS convertible 327-QJet-glide (4 speed swap one of these days...) Photos '69 CST/10 4x4 SWB Stepper 350 2bbl - NV4500/NP241C (Broken Truck!) '72 Sierra Grande 2WD LWB fleetside 350-TH350 Refresh '99 K2500 Silverado RCLB 5.7 Vortec - NV4500/NP241C (Daily) '99 K2500 Suburban 7.4 Vortec - NV4500/NP246 (still working out the bugs) SOLD '71 Custom/10 2WD LWB fleetside - '72 GMC K/3500 Dually (Sold to redryder)