My Father and I just went through both rear axles. We found 3 bad/froze wheel cylinders (lots of rusty crud), all springs were rusted with no tension, a brake drum with some shallow heat cracking (still useable), and 1 bad inner bearing. We replaced with all new cylinders, seals, springs, push rods, and gaskets. We pressure washed all the gunk off before we put the new hardware on, so the hubs look clean now. Just waiting for Memphis Equipment to open so I can go pick up a new inner bearing. Yesterday I called every parts place open on Sunday, and after cross-referencing the part number, the closest store that had the inner bearing and race was in Little Rock. I'm not driving 2 1/2 hours to save $20 on the bearing. and race. Oh we found an easy way to put the inner seals on, and the ready sleeve/wiper ring on. The inner seals are kept in the freezer over night so the shrink some (much easier to drop them in that way). The wiper ring/ready sleeve spent 30 minutes in the over at 500 degrees, and they just slid on the spindle with out having to drive them on. Some time soon, I'm going to drain the rear axles and replace the old gear oil.
