DC_ Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Evening, haven’t had to post in a while thankfully. MOT time and it failed on oil in the rear brake drum. so basically my question is, Is it the hub seals FRC8222 & FTC2783 that are at fault or is there an oil seal behind the stub axle for the half shaft to seal against? I don’t wanna do the hub seals for it to leak a week later. Cheers. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wytze Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 If your stub axle's and seals are both good it would keep the oil in. Maybe the vent on the axle is clogged? that could one of your problems. Mot is a good thing.. it's a reminder that you should check it all regularly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 On 8/27/2024 at 8:35 PM, DC_ said: Evening, haven’t had to post in a while thankfully. MOT time and it failed on oil in the rear brake drum. so basically my question is, Is it the hub seals FRC8222 & FTC2783 that are at fault or is there an oil seal behind the stub axle for the half shaft to seal against? I don’t wanna do the hub seals for it to leak a week later. Cheers. Charlie They introduced half shaft seals in 1994 for the 300Tdi models, before that the hubs ran wet. It’s possible that you have oil migrating from the stub axle flange through the bolt holes, but that would be more evident on the back side of the brake back plate. Significant oil inside the drums is usually the hub seal, stub axle seal land or brake fluid leaking from a damaged slave cylinder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_ Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 All sorted now, nice fresh MOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Hunter Posted Friday at 06:37 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:37 PM On 9/3/2024 at 1:52 PM, DC_ said: All sorted now, nice fresh MOT. Sorry, DC, but that is a really frustrating reply. What was the problem and how did you solve it? Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_ Posted Friday at 09:45 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 09:45 PM 3 hours ago, Troll Hunter said: Sorry, DC, but that is a really frustrating reply. What was the problem and how did you solve it? Mike Apologies, I’ve had some issues in life. I replaced the hub seals and checked all bearings which were all good. I reckon the axle breather was at fault so that is all new. Test drives and drives to camp hasn’t raised any issues. Again sorry for the lack of info. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Hunter Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Thanks for the update, DC. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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