Ned,
If I were you I would renew both oil seals (and have a close look at the
faces on which the seals are running) now that you have easy access to
the internals. If you really have a leaking oil seal, and it looks very
much so, then you would be greasing your brake linings once you've
fitted the drums again. It would mean your brakes wouldn't squeak, but
they wouldn't brake either. ........
Jack Aeckerlin, The Netherlands
1964 BJ8 29432
Ned Smith wrote:
>The wheels and brakes have been off my BJ8 for almost a week now waiting for
>new wheel cylinders and I am seeing a small puddle of oil on the floor under
>the left axle flange. I seems to be a light oil like engine oil but surely
>it must be whatever is in the differential. Will this go away when I
>reinstall the hub extensions and tighten the wheel nuts?
>
>Or should I be thinking about a new oil seal in the hub?
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>Ned Smith
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>BJ8
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