Hi all,
After playing around with chronically leaky rear axle oil seals for some
months somebody asked me what should have been the obvious question.
"Is the breather hole in the rear axle blocked?"
Simple I thought. I had noticed a small drill hole when I had the axle out
during a chassis repair some years back. Trouble is I now can find no trace
of any breather hole despite scraping off a considerable amount of paint.
This would suggest that the hole has been well and truly blocked. Can
anyone tell me where I should start looking for the breather hole. It must
be either at the top of the centre casing or axle tubes but WHERE?
While on the subject is there a correct protocol for fitting the inner and
outer axle oil seals? It was suggested to me that the inner seals require
pre-soaking in oil for a period of days. Is this correct.
And to rekindle a recent discussion is there any decent method for removing
oil from brake linings other than buying new ones?
Happy motoring
Steve Moore
Dr. Stephen Moore
CSIRO Tropical Agriculture
Molecular Animal Genetics Centre
Level 3, Gehrmann Laboratories
University of Queensland
St. Lucia, 4072
Australia
ph 61 7 3377 0476
fax 61 7 3377 0480
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