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When Putting in the seal I have found that using large washers on bolts threaded in to the holes around the seal to help hold the seal square and tap it in .
The drum sit just high enough to pinch fingers when taping in the seal .
The wiper blade I'm using is from NAPA it's stainless and fits early 50's Chevrolet trucks I don't know if they still have them of not . The arms just don't have much down pressure even the ones with the springs are weak .
Both hubs have the same wheel studs these go in from the wheel side and have a nut on the drum side and have no splines the only thing that keeps them from turning is the oval shape that goes in to the grove on the wheel side and that failed and let them turn .
Maybe the right studs have...
The spring pad on the right side has three broken bolt in the threaded holes the other one is drilled out to 5/8 some one made u bolts to fit .
Both axles are very good both packed with heavy grease
All wheel bearings and inside of hubs look very good and full of grease
Left side brake...
With the m211 having shackles at each end of the front spring removing one set of them the torque rods would not be needed . many trucks have the shackle in the rear like many of the 5 tons the CCKW has the shackles in the front . best of luck with your build.
My go to grease it's easy to get always the same color ,
When working on brakes and topping off the wheel bearings with grease I know this grease is already in there and I'm not mixing it with what I bought last time .