TMNT
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Only 73 days left before SSGR14, so I decided to soldier up and get at least one of the leaking hubs fixed today. My son and I managed to get a lot of yard work done, exercised the dogs and still got the left rear hub completed.
The best I could figure out, the locking tab on the outer seal broke off and that allowed the seal to spin on the spindle. That eventually allowed lube to get past it and get to the bearings. Nothing else wrong that I could find.
I cleaned everything up, repackked the bearings, put new inner and outer seals on, and a new locking tab.
Maybe I'll get the right middle one done tomorrow. It's puking oil as well. I checked the vents on both axles and they seem fine. These leaks showed up after making the run over to Praise The Lard that involved about 40 miles of highway in each direction.
The best I could figure out, the locking tab on the outer seal broke off and that allowed the seal to spin on the spindle. That eventually allowed lube to get past it and get to the bearings. Nothing else wrong that I could find.
I cleaned everything up, repackked the bearings, put new inner and outer seals on, and a new locking tab.
Maybe I'll get the right middle one done tomorrow. It's puking oil as well. I checked the vents on both axles and they seem fine. These leaks showed up after making the run over to Praise The Lard that involved about 40 miles of highway in each direction.