Cat2017 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Hi allDoes anyone know the part number for the live axle hub seal on a 1992 gts?Is the axle from the ital saloon, estate, van?One more, before I destroy my pullers, Does the hub pull off or unscrew somehow? Pic below. Cheers, Neal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Riches Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 The hub is on a taper machined on the half shaft, I doubt you will shift it with any regular hand wound puller.You will need to remove the half shaft from the axle casing, and take the assembly to a engineering shop who have a suitable hydraulic press.The standard Caterham supplied ratio is 3.62:1, I think this was from the saloon, other ratios are out there.Use your fav search engine, there is swags of info about these on the web.Have fun.Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkeywood Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Definitely remove and use a press - a hub puller risks damaging the hub and half shaft. It's well worth getting a copy of The Ital Axle Debate by Graham Sykes from the Low Flying archive here. It's in the March '93 issue and gives chapter and verse with dismantle and rebuild details.Outer seal is a BL parts bin GHS184. The 1700 Ital (3.64 diff) and the 1300 (4.1 and 3.89) are the same. IIRC the estate is the same but the van uses a different seal. The diffs are interchangeable.Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat2017 Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 Thanks Nigel and Robert, your advice and information is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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