xychix Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Ola, I'm about to do something stupid... I've drained front axle oil as it leaks in to the breaks... For a MOT (french Controle Technique) test I need the brakes to work (then I've got 5 years for rebuilding the car and the occasional test drive). I've got only 3 days left and won't be able to change hub seal in time. So front axle is empty, no problem (i thought) as I'm running in 4x2 AND have AVM free wheel hubs. Well I just discovered the right front wheel hub is glued together (no way of getting it of other than breaking it open) and is locked all the time regardeless of the choice on the hub. This means since the left wheel is 'free' the right wheel will turn it's own halfshaft and the other halfshaft in reverse. If for any reason the oher halfshaft gets resistance it will turn the front drive train axle which also rotates freely in the box. In other words there is no strain on the diff. yet though, running ~ 100 km's to a tyrecenter and MOT without any oil in a moving diff seems stupid. So I came up with the idea to give it 0.25 liters (or atleast that little that it will lubricate the diff itself a bit but don't run into the halfshafts. Yes next action will be to properly fix this but that will be a next holiday and that's beyond the 2 months I have for my revisit on MOT. therefore the question. How much oil will go in the front axle, and if anyone knows, how much is a safe amount keeping the halfshafts dry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xychix Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 one other option.... break open the avm hub remove one of the components to make sure it runs freely there as well and glue it back on for the time beeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Remove the differential and the propshaft? Remove the half shafts? G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xychix Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Remove the differential and the propshaft? Remove the half shafts? G. in that case breaking the AVM hub open and 'unlock' it permanently is the easiest. That would ensure prop and halfshafts not to move at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Probably! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepé le Pew Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I think the oil is leaking from the swivels into your brakes and not from the diff so draining the diff won't cure the problem. Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xychix Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 ok swivel on problem side is empty, axle is empty. broke 2 drills on drilling off the rotten avm hub and it was filled with silicone or something like that. The pieces where permanently engaged. Pulled the ring out that slides in and out and thereby I now have a 4x2 landrover atleast halfaxles and propshaft are completely disconnected. Should be safe for my ~70 km drive to MOT and back and another 30 km's for new tyres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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