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dgardel Member Since: 30 Nov 2008 Location: Veneto (Heart & Head) Posts: 3586 |
Yes Mate,
the oil is mixing with the CVJ grease, quite normal. Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition IID Pro MV License |
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22nd Jun 2015 6:57am |
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cobra_mark Member Since: 17 Feb 2015 Location: West Yorks Posts: 213 |
Is it a big job to stop to stop the grease leak through?
I guess over time the seal goes and it intrudes. |
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22nd Jun 2015 11:28am |
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Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 |
I've possibly got the same issue - whilst it may be "normal" in the sense that many have this issue, it's not how my axle was designed. The axle shaft seal must be leaking.
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22nd Jun 2015 11:30am |
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K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 |
Depends on how often you want to strip it down to replace the seals to keep it how it was designed. It will not do any harm, perhaps a little leakage at your wheel centres may be evident later. If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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22nd Jun 2015 11:58am |
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shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347 |
Its not a massive issue, it is definately one of those jobs which is about £2 of parts but £100 of labour.
Click image to enlarge There be the seal. Click image to enlarge Thats the axle it comes off. Click image to enlarge If your only doing the seal you can get away with just removing the hub assembly whole with the ball intact. However it will be effing heavy! If it was me, I really wouldn't worry. I only did mine as it was off to do the swivel and it needed doing. I wouldn't bother making a special task to do it, wait until your swivels are warn or you need to replace a swivel bearing and then do it all in one go Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197 Self confessed mileage hunter |
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22nd Jun 2015 12:29pm |
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Shiltmeister Member Since: 06 Dec 2014 Location: Mallorca Posts: 32 |
Thanks all for the replies. Glad to hear its a common issue and not a serious one. I suppose I'd better add that job to the list of others for the future.
Do you think there is a perfectly working Defender somewhere out there? I wonder........ |
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22nd Jun 2015 5:52pm |
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I Like Old Skool Member Since: 23 Feb 2015 Location: Manchester Posts: 808 |
The swivels used to be filled with EP90 the same as the diffs before Landrover introduced all this one shot CV grease nonsense. I have flushed my swivels out with EP90 and gone back to oil as it is easier to monitor the level and check for any water ingress. It also avoids the problem of the grease mixing with the oil when the seal fails
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22nd Jun 2015 6:53pm |
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munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558 |
I always thought oil is better then grease as it gets up around top swivel better
grease was only a bodge repair to save having to replace the hub seals when they started leaking |
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22nd Jun 2015 7:04pm |
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jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8025 |
oon some of mine i have taken the seal out to allow the migration of oil between them, i wouldnt worry about it. Cheers
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22nd Jun 2015 7:13pm |
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Phil VM2.5 Member Since: 28 Mar 2012 Location: Limelette Posts: 196 |
Hi, I have the same problem, grease going somewhere, a part in the diff because the level was to high. I have try to empty the swivel of the grease , not easy , did one screw of the pin holder. On one side, nothing, on the other side a little. (3 years, 84.000km ) Try to put the one shot grease inside, forget to turn the wheel ... So , I agree with you, the problem is that I have any level hole anymore ! Phil current : defender 110 sw 2.2 puma 2012 and 230.000km today and again my Range Rover VM2.5 engine from 1992 and 528.000km today. One ten 1988 to 1992 1987 BMW GS80 One Ten from 1984 to 1987 One Ten from 1983 to 1984 Serie 3 109 from 1980 to 1983 from 1974 Jeep CJ3B and CJ6 |
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