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kmac



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Swivel seal vs hub seal
Had an advisory from MOT - "front drive hub seal leaking"

So I looked at the wheel and it seems to me that the swivel seal is actually leaking.

Would the hub seal actually leak oil? As far as I can tell there is just a little bearing grease in there.

The swivels on the other hand seem to be filled with either oil or the one shot grease.

I have a 2009 (MY 2010) USW - questions I have are:

1) Can the hub seal actually cause leakage? or am I looking at replace swivel seal?
2) How can I ascertain if I have grease or oil in the swivels?

Any advice gratefully received
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kmac



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williamthedog



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Swivel seal is the one that is shot.
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williamthedog



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Forgot to say, yours should have one shot grease in for that year.
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The hub seals can leak, you usually notice when you have no brakes on one side as the disc gets covered in oil/grease.

Axle oil migrates along from the tube into both the swivel housing and eventually the hub, so you will get a mixture of oil/grease in both eventually. Does no harm really.
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kmac



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Okay, thanks chaps. Now to get a swivel seal kit.
Already have the hub seal.
Post #733316 6th Oct 2018 1:05pm
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