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Diff. Oil leak from rear wheel
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 4:18 pm
by Sandun
Hi my friends , when i remove the rear wheel nut , dropping diff oil , i can see there is a paper gasket , - only if i re gasket it , stop the oil dropping ?
The gasket cant buy from here, i can buy gasket paper, and cut the gasket .
What type paper , and what gadge , i want to buy ?
And want to use some glue for gasket ?
Regards
Sandun
Re: Diff. Oil leak from rear wheel
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:33 pm
by firedrake1942
Depends how much it is leaking. If overfilled it will naturally find its way out thru the breather hole in the axle. Ditto if jacked up too far on one side
Re: Diff. Oil leak from rear wheel
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:45 pm
by myoldjalopy
Sandun,
There is also an rear hub oil seal further back which may have failed.................
Re: Diff. Oil leak from rear wheel
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:10 pm
by philthehill
Sandun
Use oil resistant gasket paper 0.018" (18 thou) thick (no thicker).
Turn the axle shaft upside down (shaft vertical) - cut a hole in the centre of the piece of paper so that it will fit over the half-shaft and with a small ball-payne hammer use the ball to cut the gasket paper by tapping the ball against the edges of the half shaft so cutting the gasket paper to the required shape.
There should be no need to use glue or sealant on the gasket - just get the hub and half-shaft gasket faces absolutely clean.
If the hub seal has started to leak you will need to remove the hub nut, remove the hub, remove the bearing and remove the seal. Assemble in the reverse.
Phil