You should be using a new seal. Maybe it is installed incorrectly or is too tight to slide onto the spindle. Clean the spindle where the seal goes, apply some grease to the seal, and wobble the disc to get it to go onto the spindle.

"Steve W." wrote:
>
> Just to clarify this. Your saying you took these parts apart and
> repacked the bearings and now they will not go back together OR You are
> trying to put FJ60 rotors onto an FJ40 and they are not fitting. Very
> different things there. IF the parts were working together before and
> you took them apart and now they won't go back together I would say you
> have an internal problem in the hub. If you are trying to fit parts that
> were not originally together they may not fit.
>
> --
> Steve
>
> > wortho wrote:
> > > I am in dire need of assistance as I have changed my bearings and
> > > repacked the hub with grease and trying to install the disc
> assembley
> > > back onto the stub axle, but it seems as though it is not going back
> > > far enough to allow the calipers to fit on.
> > >
> > > The car is a FJ40 Landcruiser 1976 and I am installing a FJ60 disc
> > > brake assembley and swivel hub.
> > >
> > > I have measured the bearings, they are the same sizes (as the old
> > > ones), I have checked the gaskets between the swivel hub and rotor
> > > backing plate - but, it seems to need to go back about 5mm for the
> > > calipers to line up correctly.... the only thing I can think of is
> > > maybe putting it all on the car and just tightening the hell out of
> > > the locking nut in the hope that it will compress the seals or
> > > something....??
>
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Mike Walsh
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