Kipper Jnr Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 To get straight to the point, the flanges at the ends of my english axle half shafts (held in by 4 bolts) were loose. Inside the drum there was traces of diff oil, which points to the oil seal in the bearing going. On closer inspection oil seals are fine, they are only 1000 miles old so havn't perished. The only thing i can think is that the half shafts were moving slightly which let oil out were the inner bearing sits in the outer sleeve. (pressure vent is clear) Any body experienced similar 🤔 Any advise welcome Rob Ford: Engineered for life - built to rust!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Paul Richards Posted February 26, 2004 Area Representative Share Posted February 26, 2004 Simple solution:- Undo the four bolts and withdraw the halfshaft and bearing. Probably best to jack up one side at a time to do this in order to stop oil pouring out of axle. Clean the bearing housing on the end of the axle and smear liberally with silicone. Replace halfshaft and tighten four bolts. Do same at other side. Job done. You should have no more problems. Paul Richards Joint AO - L.A.D.S. (Lancashire and District Sevens) Growing old is compulsory - Growing up is optional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipper Jnr Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 Cheers Paul, That's the kind of solution i'm looking for, i'll give try Ford: Engineered for life - built to rust!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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