Clsccmro
04-13-2006, 07:26 AM
I have tried a couple of different things now, and nothing is working or even helping the problem. I have a 69 camaro with a brand new 9" ford rear installed. The Moser 31 spline axles came with the sealed bearings already pressed onto the shaft. I slid the axles into the housing, put all of the brakes back together, and filled the rear housing with fluid. After about a week I realized that the bearings had not sealed the end of the housing correctly. I was under the belief that the sealed bearings were the only thing between the brake backing plates and the housing ends, but I'm thinking I must be wrong. I did not receive any gaskets with the axles or O-rings of any kind. I torqued the bolts on the housing ends to 60 ft/lbs. each. I was told to put some silicone around where the edge of the bearing meets the housing end, but since it has already begun to leak it makes for a much more difficult task. I wanted to find out ASAP if I have done something wrong because I am about to pull the brakes back apart to put silicone where I think it needs to go. I don't want to go through all that and not have fixed the problem. So, if there is something I am missing here, please let me know.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!