hub seal leak ?

[bilge rat]

noticed today smell of oil looked underneath and the rear bearing seal is leaking or could it be the one inside the axle that runs on the drive shaft ?.do these give problems. thanks alan....

[Les Henson]

Some people remove the axle oil seal so that axle oil lubricates the bearing instead of seperate grease. Axle oil washing the bearing doesn't matter and if the oil is getting out to the back of the disc then it'll be the wheel bearing oil seal that's leaking or the land that the lip of the seal runs on. Caliper off and then disc/hub assembly off to replace it, then lever the old seal out and carefully drift a new one in (they are only a couple of quid). Check that the axle breather isn't blocked - if it is, then oil will be pushed out past the lip of the seal as the axle warms up.

[James Withnall]

My 04 disco td5 rear offside hub started leaking all over brake disc, managed to just catch it before warantee ran out, understand that landrover dont change the seal any more but change the whole hub?? whereas on earlier disco 200 and 300 the seal could be changed.:eek:

[bilge rat]

did the both seals, not been out in it yet, as you said it didnt have an halfshaft seal, but have fitted one now, thanks both . alan....