Question, Rear Hub on a Ford Banjo

(First time working on a Banjo rear)
I'm currently ***embling my rear end and got to the point where I'm cleaning the hubs and getting them ready to go on. They cleaned up well but I still have a question as to how much they need to be taken apart to clean. When I pore thinner in the hub bearing area some of the thinner gets down into the crack between the bearing surface and the back surface. As I shake the hub around with the thinner in there I can then pre the thinner out and it removes more dirt. I keep doing this and keep getting more dirt. Do I need to take these parts out to thoroughly clean this area or is it clean enough to go like this?

Eric

 

Your bearing surface looks clean enough, just check your key way slot and make shure their are no metal burs, check your bearing after you clean it and make shure it's in good condition, pack it and install a new seal and you should be good to go.

 

While you have this apart. Now is a good time to lap the hub to the axle taper. Or at least check the fit before ***embling.

you should be able to "wring" the hub to the axle with no key. In other words, the fit should be so good it will get stuck together. If not, file off burrs and dings and try valve lapping compound to work the parts together to get a perfect fit.

Then clean up the surfaces and insert key, re***emble and torque the big nut.

Frank.

 

Thanks for the replies. I filed the surface down and the hubs fit on good. When I push them on they do get stuck and need to be hit off.

 

You learn something every day, I've messed with Model A's and early Ford V8's for years and didn't know to file and lap the axle to get a better fit. Good information, thanks