I am starting an overall major service on my '83 boxer and will start the thread soon. I am currently trying to complete the disassembly of the rear hubs both for bearing replacement as well as overall resto cosmetically. I am currently trying to remove the inboard ring nut pt # 102289 and it is not clear if this is a LH or RH fitting / 102290 is designated LH having snapped one breaker bar and achieving about 10 degrees of movement assuming RH I would really appreciate if anyone can confirm the thread direction before the big impact driver is deployed Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I never did this but in the spare parts catalog there is a "sinistro" ( left ) and a "destro" ( right ) nut so I think those nuts would be to open same as the wheel nuts: open to the front newman will know excatly
Success! Many thanks to Newman for his expertise. The castle nut style is LH on the L side and RH on the R side- essentially towards the front. A moderate application of heat to the nut with oxyacetylene and then the big breaker bar- like butter lol. The remainder is with the press. The next step is clean up and I am thinking of powder coating the hub casting which appears to be aluminum painted. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Glad to help! I've seen the rear hub carriers in both black and natural. Considering your area behind the rotor and park brake shoe is bare that's how yours was. I like them better is satin black powder coat.
Now both hubs are completely disassembled and some observations- took lots of force to press out splined components and when I examined them-looks like green Loktite! Is this correct and is it best practice to reassemble with this or instead use light coat of oil/grease? The R outer bearing was also marginal feeling as if there is a loss of internal grease and loss of smoothness. Makes me feel better about replacement. Image Unavailable, Please Login
That mega dollar NLA stub axle will live a long happy life with it. Skip the loctite and it will most likely come loose. Just too much load and torque to count on a little ring nut.
Thanks again, makes a lot of sense and I doubt I will ever need to revisit it-perhaps the blue loktite.
