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That is a dramatic heat loss indeed. Where exactly are you measuring? I'm just curious.

It is do able if you are a competent DIY mechanic, if the cost is an issue.

When was the last time you checked the oil level?

Well done, persevere. And thank you for the updates, very helpful. I'm going this route someday on a series station wagon, so this is valuable.

Agreed. That's an "extra" and not essential. Any decent fabricator would repair that in a couple of hours. Find a farm repair workshop and show them. If you remove, strip and clean the axle, so all they have to do is make the new part and weld it in, it should be quite inexpensive. Or just the rot out, paint and carry on, if you aren't using the vehicle for serious off road.

Good point.

Melted equals heat, so poor connection somewhere. Dab of copper slip on the contracts should sort that. Plus a good earth. But they should not melt, irrespective.

Yes, no, that's the swivel seal. That shouldn't leak, irrespective of the lube. Series swivels run on oil, and, if done properly, don't leak like that.

Were the brakes okay? Originally? Do you do lots of towing heavy trailers? Do you drive a lot in the mountains? If not, keep standard, easier to explain, insure, and if there's an accident, then it's not something you've to worry about. Plus, easier to service in future, as all standard. If you found the brakes poor when in standard form then that's different.

I suspect that mud and rust resistance wasn't in the original design spec. I don't quite like FWH, it's another complication, but I didn't think slectro were all that bad.

Logistics will find the military reg from the chassis number. And then be able to pull the history, the B card, from that. The B card is often very sketchy. Only showing regiments only, but not detailed servicing. It's £40 to £50 but can be quite quick.

That's actually a good idea, and drivable in a 109. I'll talk it through with the boss.

That wouldn't bother me, lubrication is good. Especially of flange splines. But lube can only escape to the outside tyre at the swivel seal, or the hub seal between the stub axle and the bearings. If the swivel seal is good, then it must be the hub seal. Simple job, really.

That's the hub seal leaking, isn't it?

That's a good question. When I saw these in operation on farm tractors that didn't happen, I think there's a sort of cyclone effect that separates the rain. The tractor mushrooms were see-through, but had to be cleaned. Whether the cyclone effect would happen at seventy miles per hour is something I don't know. Zetor pre filter