Tibout Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 hi guys the disco 2 td5 fail mot on leak on the front hub and its ep90. just wondering whats the procedure to replace the seal. and also what else do i need to do the job apart from the seal itself. thanks thierry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary1968 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Not sure if the front is the same as the back, but I had to replace a whole hub when I had a leak at the back of my TD5...... Land Rover dont do seals for the back, I hope this is not the case for the front as it was bloomin expensive IIRC, about £180. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibout Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 hi i've seen that they don't do the seal for the back but there's one for the front and i've order it. just wondering if i need to take everything apart or ithere's an easier way. if anyone there had done it your help will be more than wellcome. thanks thierry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumps Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 hi i've seen that they don't do the seal for the back but there's one for the front and i've order it. just wondering if i need to take everything apart or ithere's an easier way. if anyone there had done it your help will be more than wellcome. thanks thierry Hi, The half shaft seal should be fairly straightforward. Part No. is FTC4822 (IIRC) Here's how I did it recently:- 1. Take all the usual precautions - axle stands etc and remove the wheel from the offending corner. 2. Release the ABS sensor plug on the inner wing and pass the cable through the hole and release all the clips to the hub. 3. Unscrew the two bolts and release the brake caliper, remove caliper and pads and hang clear of the hub on a piece of rope/wire. 4. Undo the two bolts securing the caliper carrier and remove. 5. Undo the countersunk Phillips screw and remove the brake disc. 6. Undo the four bolts behind the hub assembly and tap out the hub and wheel bearing assembly. 7. Carefully remove the hub and halfshaft whilst threading the ABS wiring out as well. 8. Remove the old oilseal. 9. Tap in the new oilseal (make sure it's the right way round). 10. Re-assembly is the reverse of removal (so says Mr Haynes). 11. Once on it's wheels check the diff oil level. Hope this helps. Regards Scrumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibout Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Hi sorry didn't get back sooner the Internet broke down( was wondering if it's a department of Land Rover thanks for the info that's of great help I'll keep you update the seals should be here tomorrow. Kind regards thierry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinK Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Scrums write-up is great. Not quite the same end result, but this may help http://www.discovery2.co.uk/fronthub.html - it's worth a scan first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibout Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 hi guys got the the seala sorted today pretty straight forward but had to strip the hub. thanks a million for all your help really appreciate. thierry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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