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Re: [Healeys] Leaking rear axle hub (BT7) following recent installation

To: philip fish <philipfish@waitrose.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Leaking rear axle hub (BT7) following recent installation of new seal!
From: Alan Bromfield <bluehealey@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:42:40 +0100
Cc: "healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.team.net>
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Just a wild guess. Did the seal go into the hub the right way round (lip
seal toward the bearing)? To go from a weep to a flood suggests the garage
may not be familiar with the seal direction.

Alan Bromfield


On 13 September 2016 at 22:55, philip fish <philipfish@waitrose.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 6 months ago my local garage replaced the seal on the O/S rear axle which
> was weeping slowly. When I took the wheel and drum off today everywhere was
> covered in oil from a major leak. Previously the garage replaced the oil
> seal, bearing, bearing spacer, hub lock washer and the paper gasket. There
> is no O-ring on this model.
>
> Does anybody have any ideas what might have gone wrong? I assume the seal
> has completely failed. Any helpful advice I can pass onto the garage?
>
> Phil
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Just a wild guess. Did the seal go into the hub the right =
way round (lip seal toward the bearing)? To go from a weep to a flood sugge=
sts the garage may not be familiar with the seal direction.</div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data=
-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Alan Bromfield</div><d=
iv><img src=3D"https://docs.google.com/uc?export=3Ddownload&amp;id=3D0B03pn=
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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 13 September 2016 at 22:55, philip fish <=
span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:philipfish@waitrose.com"; target=3D"_=
blank">philipfish@waitrose.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size=
:16px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><div>Hi all,</div><div>6 months ago m=
y local garage replaced the seal on the O/S rear axle=20
which was weeping slowly. When I took the wheel and drum off today=20
everywhere was covered in oil from a major leak. Previously the garage=20
replaced the oil seal, bearing, bearing spacer, hub lock washer and the=20
paper gasket. There is no O-ring on this model.<br>
<br>
Does anybody have any ideas what might have gone wrong? I assume the seal h=
as completely failed. Any helpful advice I can pass onto the garage?<br>
<br>
Phil =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0</div></div>
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