M

Mullen

Member

• Jul 13, 2013

• #1

Hi, iv got diff oil leaking on to the inside of my rear tyre, can anyone advise on what seal has failed? Is there 2 hub seals on the rear axle?

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Jul 13, 2013

• #2

if yours is 2004 model ,hub seal is a grease seal ,oil entering hub is from the seal in stub axle leaking ,can be poor seal or wheel bearing over filling or blocked breather can also cause issue

 

M

Mullen

Member

• Jul 13, 2013

• #3

Should of stated the truck sorry, its a 1985 defender but i believe it has later axles on it off a 300tdi disco

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Jul 13, 2013

• #4

300tdi is same as later ,originally wheel bearings ran with oil and hub seal was oil seal then they fitted 2 hub seals on to keep oil out of bearings (outer one )inner became grease seal ,then they fitted oil seal in stub axle when 300 tdi came out , middle 2 seal idea was better as this allowed oil to lube drive member and half shaft splines ,later doesnt and wear there is often an issue

 

M

Mullen

Member

• Jul 14, 2013

• #5

After a bit of investigation my diff breather was blocked