Gavin Hatton Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Hey All, For a while now (well since I bought it nearly two years ago) the front N/S wheel gets covered in grease leaking from the hub in the centre of the wheel. Firstly what is likely to have caused this and how would I go about stopping it and preventing it happening again? Thanks in advanced, Gavin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Inside of the hub ? Outside of the hub ? Leaking at the flange ? Leaking at the dust cover ? mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crwoody Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Could just be the plastic centre dust cover cap as already stated, but IMHO it's most likely to be the drive flange/member bolts loose, five M10 x 45 (17mm head) bolts around the centre of the outer hub. They should be tightened to 65 Nm but if they are loose and have been for so long, I suspect the gasket would need replacing and maybe the bolts too. I replaced all mine with cap head bolts, 12-9 grade. Ideally they should be fixed with Loktite 243. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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