fearofweapons Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Hello, I recently replaced the oil in the front diff. After a longish drive this w/e I noticed a new oil drip on the drive. On closer inspection it appears to be coming from where the prop shaft mates with the front diff. - see attached photos. So I think I need a new oil seal. However I have read somewhere, on here I think but can't find the thread now when I need it, that there are a number of different oil seals depending on if the axle builder was Bill or Ted on the day! ;-) The vehicle is a 1989 110 and it's the front diff that is leaking. Do I need FRC8220 or is there another one I should be looking for? As always any help is much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 FRC8220 as you say is correct item 11 in http://www.allbrit.de/UNI.cfm?PAGE=755413&SPRACHE=EN#11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fearofweapons Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Sweet - many thanks Western. Although someone has suggested checking the breather first so I'll do that tomorrow evening before taking other, more major, things apart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 a fine idea too ensure the breather pipe is clear, might be worth unbolting from axle & making sure the breather banjo bolt holes are clean too, they can get crudded up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fearofweapons Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 ...and the answer is no it was the breather. The whole thing was full of crud and the little ball and the bottom in the banjo was seized solid. A liberal dosing of plusgas, and gentle tap with a hammer, a fine file and it's all back together and working again. Just need to take it for a test drive and make sure it was that and not that AND the seal! (There is no breather pipe on the front axle, there is on the rear. So that's something else to add to the list of things. Ho hum never ends...) cheers, Rich T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 You'll probably still need to do the seal. Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fearofweapons Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 that's what the test drive will be for :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 sounds like a previous owner has changed the breather, the front one should be similar to the rear axle, see pages 429/430 in http://www.retroanaconda.com/landrover/parts_books/110/5_axles_suspension_steering_p398-471.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fearofweapons Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Yep certainly looks that way. It's now on the list for remediation. cheers, Rich T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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