Wimblowdriver said:

That's taking a risk innit??

Is the axle breather clear? - if blocked, pressure might be pushing the grease out?

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kevstar said:

I had a short day at work as guess who never turned up his phone switched off

Scorching today too and the misses was oot so a day to myself messing about with wiring on
the landy..noo brake light switch now working, noo fog light fitted just the reverse light to go
for a full working set.

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Stanleysteamer said:

I don't think so and if so surely it would push grease out of both ends of the axle?
TBH I expected to find it was all back axle oil and that the seal was shot, but no, seal is OK and it is all leaking out of the sensor hole even though it is firmly in.

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My Old Landy said:

Not really, pressure finds the path of least resistance and exits stage left

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Stanleysteamer said:

Right, now folks!
News!
re the "thrum...thrum...thrum" my blessed Disco makes.
I changed the front prop yessdi, test drove it, no difference.
So I decided yet again to give the wheels another good looking over, starting with the one that is leaking oil. (Nearside rear)
So I stripped it down bit by bit and discovered that the oil seems to be coming from the sensor hole.
So I cleaned it a bit and gave it a wee tweek It hardly moved.
So then concentrated on cleaning it further, and found .....(Roll of drums!).....GREASE!
Aha! I sez to meself! Now how the feck has that got out of the bearing?
So I stopped before going ahead and taking it off, thinking i'd talk to you peeps.
I a\m wondering if the bearing is partially seized and has heated up and chucked a load of grease out. Although when it first became obvious to me I went around and touched all the wheel hubs to see if any were hotter than any other, and none were.
There are no leaks on any of the other three hubs and i had to take the two front ones off to put new boots on the big ball joints there, so I know i have tightened them up to spec and they would all be as clean as they should be. (I'm meticulous over cleanliness, lubrication and torqueing up nuts and bolts.)
So now I am left wonderin if I should jack up the other side and check it out too before going any further, or whether I should go ahead and take the hub off?
Like many others on here I am very loath to play with removing the sensor from a hub cos of all the probs peeps have had with them once off and then back on again.
But the good one back in the UK still has its sensor attached, and between now and getting back I don't give a fig for HDC, TC or ABS.
So, all you peeps with all the experience, what do you think?
Answers in the usual fashion please!
Stan.

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Stanleysteamer said:

This being a rear hub, there are no CV joints, also both hubs, front and rear are near as dammit the same except for the big O ring on the rear one, and the reluctor ring is incorporated inside the hub, on both, so no, there are no teeth as such on the CV joint.

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Shimsteriom said:

Our @Hippo must be busy lately.

Any guesses what he's been doing?

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My Old Landy said:

Not really, pressure finds the path of least resistance and exits stage left

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Stanleysteamer said:

I get the feeling he is onto you being onto him, and you may have shot your fox as they say.
Shame if that is so and we are all going to miss the bunfight at the OK corral!

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Hippo said:

Eye has polished and waxed me roof and some uvva bits anorl. Just gottid the front bumper and the bottoms of the doors to do now. The bit under the anti spray up sticking out bit.

Me new dash cam is ont charge. Me new memory card is formatting its self.

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Hippo said:

Eye has had to do wurk at wurk. Eye has also been spending quality time wiv ma hippo when polishing and waxing him. Catching up on uvva stuff eye should have done some time ago anorl.

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kevstar said:

Can ye not pull the half shaft and spin the wheels to check the bearings.

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Def90man said:

See! I told you I’m not an expert

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kevstar said:

Na just heard from him he says he went for his covid jab and had a bad night, we will never know
I just dont believe a word he says. Anyhoo I told my brother he's going off his head as to be expected
now his crazy biker gang want to sort him out lol

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Hippo said:

Eye has had to do wurk at wurk..

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Stanleysteamer said:

True!
I think I am going to end up taking the hub off and swapping it for the new second-hand one. At least that has a Timken bearing.
I have posted on the other thread about this and am hoping for other answers.
I am wondering if the thrum...thrum...thrum could be down to an overheat and a couple of balls in the bearing, or rollers (Showing my ignorance here) have got welded together and are thrumming when the weight of the truck is on them as they go round.
But tis all a mystery that's for sure.

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Stanleysteamer said:

I can spin the wheels, by hand, all attached, provided I jack up one end of an axle, and doing this, even using a screwdriver as a stethoscope, I can't hear anything.
If I was to pull the half-shaft, that would mean taking it out with the hub then separating it, which is not easy in view of the huge torque the nut on the end of the half shaft is done up to. So it is easier to undo/loosen the hub nut with the wheel on, then take it all apart and look closely at the hub off the car. I suppose it would be possible to then put the hub back on the car, minus the half-shaft, and then spin the wheel.
The half-shaft is splined to the hub so won't pull through the hub, if that makes any sense, unlike on a D1 maybe. (I did pull the half-shafts on my D1 to take the diff out, so yes they are different. I think! Memory is hazy now!)
but thanks for the suggestion.
All offerings gratefully received.

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