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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    I happened to have the reamer as I was also replacing the pins that hold the leaf springs to the frame. Made new pins 0.010 oversize and reamed out the worn bushings.
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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    The groove helps the grease get around the pin of course. I changed these also and the new ones did not have the grooves same as yours. I ended up getting an expansion reamer and opening them up just a bit. There is a spec in the TM. After pressing them in the ID shrinks some. I did not cut...
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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    If you have trouble getting the seals out you can try another method. I cut up a heavy piece of wood to go across the face of the housing and made a piece of steel I could slip into the seal. Then with a threaded rod, two nuts, and some big washers I was able to jack them out all controlled like.
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