Axle question....

eh up all,

two axle probs I could do with some advice about please

broke front half shaft today, striped everything down, inside the axle casting is MINGING !! silt mixed with diff oil mixed with god knows what !
is it acceptable to jet wash inside axle ? (obviously letting it dry etc)

Just inside swivel housing I found long coiled wire, like the springs you get inside the rubber of some oil seals etc. anyone any idea what this is and if so, would it have anything to do with the axle letting in crap ?

the seals, wheel bearings etc all look ok ...bit puzzled...

ta.

Blocked breather maybe, or yer seals are shagged and drawin' in water?

I found long coiled wire

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Is it an unravelled seal spring....Giz some pics.

Can't do pics at mo but yes its about the size of a base string on a guitar, alot of it still coiled up tightly but some of it pulled straight probably from me hoofing it out ) I've no idea what it is !

keefa said:

Can't do pics at mo but yes its about the size of a base string on a guitar, alot of it still coiled up tightly but some of it pulled straight probably from me hoofing it out ) I've no idea what it is !

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Given the diameter sounds like Grant's right. How long is it tho'?

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I wondered if the inner hub seals had springs in them, if it is from the seal and it has failed , would explain all the crap too !

Yip, looks like seal springs ter me.

aye it seems old grant hit the nail on the head there

ah telt ye yer seals were shagged

is a 'seal spring' normally within the rubber part of the inner hub seal then ?

ummm...well I just checked the seals, sure enough one was missing the spring, the other seal has a spring but its alot smaller diameter than the first (going by the non stretched part)
Do seals have different springs on em then and is this one of the times that I should use Genuine parts ?

Thanks everyone.

Ah take it this is the one ye're on about....

If ye've got front discs and rear drums, then the part # is 571718 or superceded to part # FTC3276

THATS the kiddie ! seals look identical but springs different. I guess pattern parts etc.

Thanks very much everyone for your help and the part numbers.

So dya reckon it'll be ok to give the ol axle a blast with the hose to get the crap out of the axle ?

Tiz on a 90.

Ooops missed a page.

Price up genuine ones from a dealer first you may be surprised, or take the owld uns to a seal stockist and get em to match em up. I wunt go for Haddocks pattern parts.