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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1985 Bass Tracker refurb
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<blockquote data-quote="Duke62" data-source="post: 457867" data-attributes="member: 10491"><p>All carpet installed on bunks and fender covers. Installed new hubs, that was an adventure. I bought hub kits from Northern Tool rather than buy the individual parts to rebuild my hubs, thought it would be easier. How wrong I was. The kits I bought were the only two they had that fit my axle. I should have known better. I could tell by the packaging they had been purchased and returned. I looked the best I could to make sure all parts were there. When I started to install them today, to my surprise there were parts missing. Also the kit comes with two seals, a 1.5 and 1.25. One of the kits I had came with two 1.25 seals, I need 1.5. On one kit they had installed the extra seal in the front of the hub. They actually hammered it in. The hub does not take a seal in the front. It was also obvious they tried to hammer a 1.25 seal onto a 1.5 shaft. The spring on the seal was damaged. This would have been easy if Northern Tool was close, but they're not. Thankfully I managed to get what I needed between Auto Zone and O'Reilly's. Hubs repaired and installed. Although I think I may have damaged one of the bearing buddys trying to get the grease gun off. Going to talk to Northern Tool about their return policy. Anything related to wheel bearings should be no return. Thankful for the progress, it is actually starting to look like a trailer again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duke62, post: 457867, member: 10491"] All carpet installed on bunks and fender covers. Installed new hubs, that was an adventure. I bought hub kits from Northern Tool rather than buy the individual parts to rebuild my hubs, thought it would be easier. How wrong I was. The kits I bought were the only two they had that fit my axle. I should have known better. I could tell by the packaging they had been purchased and returned. I looked the best I could to make sure all parts were there. When I started to install them today, to my surprise there were parts missing. Also the kit comes with two seals, a 1.5 and 1.25. One of the kits I had came with two 1.25 seals, I need 1.5. On one kit they had installed the extra seal in the front of the hub. They actually hammered it in. The hub does not take a seal in the front. It was also obvious they tried to hammer a 1.25 seal onto a 1.5 shaft. The spring on the seal was damaged. This would have been easy if Northern Tool was close, but they're not. Thankfully I managed to get what I needed between Auto Zone and O'Reilly's. Hubs repaired and installed. Although I think I may have damaged one of the bearing buddys trying to get the grease gun off. Going to talk to Northern Tool about their return policy. Anything related to wheel bearings should be no return. Thankful for the progress, it is actually starting to look like a trailer again. [/QUOTE]
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