sierrafery
Well-Known Member
Make sure that the axle breather is not clogged cos then it will be pressure inside which overcomes the sealing
Yes sierraferry. I just blew, it seems ok. I also checked two years ago. I have slided out the shaft, and looked into axle, I can see diff gears and slide the shaft back, twist it, it is tight, it seems engaged. I have lost 100-200 ml lubricant. I changed the lubricant two years ago, it seems 1.6 litres. Since axle inside is open space, I understand the lubricant stays at the lower part of the axle, some lubricant comes out is normal, I don’t see it is leaking from the end of my shaft. If my understanding is wrong, please correct me.
Lubricant will move to either end of the axle every time you go round a bend. That sure looks like axle oil to me but then I am not there to see if it smells like axle oil.
Clean the housing really thoroughly and where the seal sits to see if you can see any reason for the leak. It only takes a bit of grit in the wrong place. Also compare the length and width/radius of the new one to the old one. The one I had that leaked seemed to go on very easily when I fitted it and then a few years later it leaked.
When I removed the hub, I should have jacked up it higher than other side, otherwise the lubricant would not have flew out along the shaft. I don’t see some one mentioned it. Maybe lubricant is contained in ball housing for 1.6L capacity. I saw some part of O-ring was flat or came off the hub, after being undone, it was slightly bigger than it should be, that is why it was leaking, it might be used as the second seal outside if there is room.
