In the interim, Tony had prepared - cleaned and painted - the backing plates on each wheel, ready for the bits to be added. Whilst he applied the final coats, the mucky job of degreasing the hubs was left to me but with the aid of some decent degreaser and a pressure washer, they were soon clean.
Whilst they were drying, I took the opportunity to degrease the insides of the wheels - the rear ones were filthy as the oil and grease from inside the hub and axle had seeped out as the seals had failed.
Before the hubs could be reassembled, the bearings were also cleaned in diesel before being refitting and I took the opportunity to apply some grease to all the grease nipples on the springs - much easier with the wheels off...
So then it was time to reassemble the first hub which, with the aid of the workshop manual went back together with relative ease although getting the shoes located against the tension of the springs proved to be fun!
Once done, it was time for hub to go back on - one wheel complete!
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