julianf

Well-Known Member

• Friday at 20:10

• #1

I dont have the direct link to hand but Ashcroft certainly mention removing the half shafts oil seal if you're fitting flanges with screw on caps.

I assume someone here has done just that?

Any feedback on the results?


The reason I ask is that I went to replace the half shafts today and one of the oil seals is clearly stuffed (wear marks on the old half shaft so I reckon its somehow chewed up).

I was going to order a new one and then I remembered reading about removing them and thought "I could do that..."

...maybe.

 

tottot

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• Friday at 22:05

• #2

With the stub axle off you just need a seal extractor or a big screw driver.

 

julianf

Well-Known Member

• Saturday at 01:28

• #3

It's not so much how to do it, but more if it's a good idea...

 

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lynall

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• Saturday at 06:05

• #4

julianf said:

It's not so much how to do it, but more if it's a good idea...

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try a bit of googling, as I am sure people have done it before to make their wheel bearings last longer on the pre-TD5 models.

 

julianf

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• Saturday at 08:50

• #5

lynall said:

try a bit of googling, as I am sure people have done it before to make their wheel bearings last longer on the pre-TD5 models.

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I have had a bit of a go. Plenty of mentions but not a lot of (or any, but I'm sure someone will now search better than me and make me look a fool!) of people actually saying "I run like this and it's fine"

 

tottot

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• Saturday at 09:36

• #6

Ok then "I run like this" 1990 truck owned thirty one years. 185k
Standard flanges, have not had to replace any. Never replaced a wheel bearing. Oil migrates to flange/hub keeps them well lubed. Like the series the pre defender models are designed like this.
Down side, seals gaskets on/in hub have to be good. Replacements for those pesky plastic end caps are rubbish.
On mine have switched to series metal caps with a bead of silicon to keep the oil in.
If working on a hub, say seal renewal I do grease bearings, this is so they have lube until oil gets there from the diff. Keep diff topped up and hubs/flanges/shaft splines are well lubed.






















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miktdish

Guns n Chainsaws

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• Saturday at 16:44

• #7

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I wish i'd said that ....