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[Damorejl]

My father had 1961 scout 80. He was absolutely in love with it .myself as a kid I was more embarrassed to be seen in it. Made him drop me off two blocks before I got to school. Now I’m trying to go back in time. Almost no mechanical knowledge but willing to get into some deep learning. I bought four scout 80 parts trucks last month and found out that I’m ok at breaking stuff apart. So long as I have mostly three back ups. My first mess comes from taking the back drums off . Cut the four bolts behind the dust plate thinking they needed to be out to get things apart. Along with cutting up the dust shield a little the axle came out with the lot.my question is should I slide the axle back in the the slightly damaged dust plate and possible compromised wheel seal or should I just take a complete rear end from one of my other three parts vehicles. They all have the light 27A rear ends. Thx in advance. John

 

[Winchested]

First put down the angle grinder and buy a service manual so you might have a clue about what you're doing. It's not a dust plate, it's called a backing plate and is 100% integral to your drums working properly.

 

[Damorejl]

Thx. Great advice. I have the manual. Just lacking some of the patience to get a full understanding because of the depth of information.And my lack of knowledge. I paid for my impatience . Had to buy a new bearing for the 27A axle. Ouch. Onto starting the motor. Turned over nicely until I hooked up the compression tester to the first cylinder. Then only clicked. Getting spark and power to the starter. Breaking all electrical connections apart and cleaning them. The cool had a jumper on the resister I plan to replace it. And try after cleaning all connections and repairing some sketchy wires. Any suggestions would be welcome.