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Topic:   Blown hub seal with disc brakes

Ian_H

posted 07-09-2012 12:23 AM ET (US)         I would like some advice on replacing a hub grease seal that I have blown on my Karavan trailer with disc brakes. While washing down my Montauk after a day on the water I noticed that I have blown the rear grease seal on one wheel. While I have re-packed bearings without brakes, I have never removed a trailer wheel hub that has disc brakes mounted on it. Is this a difficult undertaking? The caliper assembly looks like it is attached to the hub by two bolts. Can I just remove these bolts, then slide caliper assembly off the rotor and support it while I remove the hub, or is there more to it than that? Once the rotor is cleaned up, the bearings are repacked the seal replaced, how difficult is it to reinstall the caliper assembly? Thank you for your help. Ian

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