Topped up the axles today with oil, rear one which has an oily hub, had about 2 squirts from the bottle before it started flowing out the filler plug, the front one was totally different.

Used the rest of the bottle to fill the front axle which was kinda odd as i wasn't aware it was that low, but what i found odd was that the breather pipe went up and stopped with a elbow joint on it, right above the PAS pump, the elbow joint itself had ' snapped ' off something as the threads were fooked and at an angle.

Now i may be clutching here, but is there a reason the axle oil will travel up the breather pipe in such quantities to pour out all over the PAS pump area?

I'm thinking i may not have an issue with the PAS after all and the axle oil is coming out the breather and causing the build up of oil on the PAS pump and steering mechanism.

I've moved the breather pipe to another loacation and i'll check it tomorrow to see if it's leaking as well as keep an eye on the levels in the axle.

The PAS is ' groaning ' abit now at low speeds.

My PAS "groans" at low speeds when nearing full lock. So there probably nothing wrong with your PAS. As for the oil I haven't got a clue.

If the breather tube was pressed too far into the axle casing its possible that some of the axle oil could be forced out. I've never seen it though. Simple way to check is to fit a temporary catch can to the end of the breather and go for a long run.

it's not possible for the oil in your axle to travel all the way up the breather pipe under it's own volition. So either you have excess pressure in the axle. But that's not possible unless the breather is blocked, and if it was blocked then it wouldn't leak.

or you've shipped lots of water whilst wading and your axle is overfiull. But then it would have ****ed out when ya took the filler plug off.

So the chances that there is oil coming out of the breather when it is raised higher than the axle is extremely unlikely, if not impossible..

Shifty1962 said:

If the breather tube was pressed too far into the axle casing its possible that some of the axle oil could be forced out. I've never seen it though. Simple way to check is to fit a temporary catch can to the end of the breather and go for a long run.

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there is no breather tube inside the axle just a threaded elbow with a banjo connnection.

I think that there wasn't allot of oil in your front axle to start with, and you have a leaky steering box. simples

Had a drive around today and re checked it, no oil from the breather.

Like i said i didn't think it possible that it would be coming from there, but if ya don't ask, you never know

Looks like it's the PAS pump area, got a tip to check the return pipe which i shall do over the weekend hopefully when i get the tools to remove the timing case and i have the front end exposed.

Hows your swivel oil level btw Paul ? ( often get over looked ) .

sypher said:

Hows your swivel oil level btw Paul ? ( often get over looked ) .

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Haven't checked mate, will give it a nosey at the weekend with the other stuff