VCCA Home Forums TECHNICAL - 1945 AND EARLIER 1929-1932 pictures of removing an axle

I removed the axle from my 1931 coach to replace the seals. Here are pictures of my disassembly process. I would like to add that you DO NOThave to remove the brake backing plate at all. Once you can see the actual bearings if you put the drum and nut back on and pull the drum against the nut the axle will slide out. I didn't find this out until afterward and it was extra work, but if you need to take that off then maybe this will help.





















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I don't know about the rest of the members, but my wife would be pissed if I did this on our living room carpet!!

hey,the guy just has a really classy garage----you go man!!!

That's hilarious.

to view the cleanest garage ever view his garage in the pictures in the "pictures:rear seal replacement"----really sweet---i am jealous sir!!!

Hahahaha thanks guys. This was my grandmother's house. When my wife and I moved in she had green outdoor carpet over half of it and in the middle had an old rug from the house. I just left them there and it works out pretty well. Feels lot better to lay on. The garage is actually quite a mess right now. I've been restoring my father's original bicycle from when he was 14 (a 1959 western flyer) and trying to keep a secret. I've been working on it since February and just gave it to him yesterday, so now that the big cat is out of the bag I can finally clean my garage up and get everything in order.

Here's a picture in case anyone is interested:

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Brandon

Quite a nice bike! I had a 1949 Western Flyer I got for my BD when I was 12!

I was - (minus) 9 in 1949 !

Nice job Brandon!

All the Best, Chip

Thanks guys. I know this is a bit off topic, but for anyone interested here's a link to the album showing the pictures of the bike restoration:

Click Here for pictures of Dad's Bike