Rear hub oil seal relacement / susp. mods

[kranked_dirt]

G'day all, just replaced the rear hub oil seals in my 40 series, just need a tool to tighten the bearing preload nuts. Any one made one of these tools and have pics??

Also while i was at it i removed the rear leaf packs, while these are out does anyone have any suggestions on some cheap DIY suspension mods?? Looking for more flex/travel. At the moment i have old man emu shocks and the leafs are quite arched. There are 7 leaves in the rear packs and 9 in the front, The front is also quite stiff and sits a bit lower than the rear. I dont want to loose too much height as i am also looking at upgrading to some 33' tires.

I was thinking longer shackles all round and removing a few springs out of all the packs. What do people think?

Thanks,

Adam

[plowy]

some people take the bolts out that keep the spring leaves together for a bit more travel
but the shock will also determine the amount of travel u get as well

[Shadow]

G'day all, just replaced the rear hub oil seals in my 40 series, just need a tool to tighten the bearing preload nuts. Any one made one of these tools and have pics??

Also while i was at it i removed the rear leaf packs, while these are out does anyone have any suggestions on some cheap DIY suspension mods?? Looking for more flex/travel. At the moment i have old man emu shocks and the leafs are quite arched. There are 7 leaves in the rear packs and 9 in the front, The front is also quite stiff and sits a bit lower than the rear. I dont want to loose too much height as i am also looking at upgrading to some 33' tires.

I was thinking longer shackles all round and removing a few springs out of all the packs. What do people think?

Thanks,

Adam

the tool is fairly easy to make,

i made it up out of a puller i made at high school, think i used 6mm bolts, put them through the puller's slotted holes at the right spacings (3 of them), clamped em up with a nut either side of the plate, and then did the same with the 3/4" bolt tyhrough the middle of the puller. this then meant i could use a torque wrench on the 3/4" bolt to properly preload the bearings.

its a bit clumbersome so you will probably need someone to hold it in place while you turn with the torque wrench, but it sure beats welding up a tool youl only use for 30minutes.