Hi, Ron -
The wheel bearings are lubricated with grease and shouldn't be leaving any
spots. Have you checked your steering idler? It's the thing just in front
of the right front shock absorber, and has a filler plug with a square head.
Yours might need a new seal. They are normally filled with 90W oil like
the steering box.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ron Davies
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 3:46 PM
To: 'Healey List'
Subject: oil pool (wheel bearings?)
Listers:
I got back from a car show the other day in my 67 BJ8 and noticed when I got
back, oil on the driveway at 4 foot intervals obviously left by my tires on
the right side.
Apparently, when I backed out I had left a trail.
There was a pool of dark oil, probably 60wt or better 10 inches in diameter
just inside where the right wheel was.
It's not engine oil.
I heard no strange noises during the drive.
A week later, another very small pool in the same spot half the size. I was
only driving around the block. No noises.
The Bilstein shock seems fine.
Did I loose a seal in my wheel bearing and how do I tell?
If so, should I have the car flat-beded to my mechanic 25 minutes away?
TIA
The other Ronald O. Davies
Laguna Hills
67 BJ8
97 DB7
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