jamescronin
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OK so i'm going to get a slating for asking this question but it has some relivence
For a while my near side swive joint has been dripping the old EP oil it was (prob originaly) filled with, so went to the local independant dealer and pciked up a new oil seal ring and a bag of one shot oil (Brit Part). After taking the wheel off and fixing the leak in the break system i decided it was a) getting too dark, and b) too cold to even contemplate breaking the join in the axel to get to the oil seal (good job i did'nt as I now find out mine has a diferent type of seal than i was sold) - so just filled it up with the one shot.
I then looked at the other side and found it was empty as well.
I then went to my local main dealer and got a packet of original LR one shot and put it in the off side.
So my simple question is which one is best - the reason i ask is that the BP is quite a lot thicker - which I guess will have less tendence to leak, but will it be any good at keeping the CV joint together (although the off side one seems to have lasted for a while running dry
), the LR one being thiner will obviously get into the CV joint better but I am expecting to find some dripping out sooner or later
I guess only time will tell, but just wondering if anybody else has fallen foul of the BritPart oil.
BTW if anybody wants an oil seal for a later swivel joint then i have one that i can send out if you want - if you have the desire/will/insanity to try and do this job
For a while my near side swive joint has been dripping the old EP oil it was (prob originaly) filled with, so went to the local independant dealer and pciked up a new oil seal ring and a bag of one shot oil (Brit Part). After taking the wheel off and fixing the leak in the break system i decided it was a) getting too dark, and b) too cold to even contemplate breaking the join in the axel to get to the oil seal (good job i did'nt as I now find out mine has a diferent type of seal than i was sold) - so just filled it up with the one shot.
I then looked at the other side and found it was empty as well.
I then went to my local main dealer and got a packet of original LR one shot and put it in the off side.
So my simple question is which one is best - the reason i ask is that the BP is quite a lot thicker - which I guess will have less tendence to leak, but will it be any good at keeping the CV joint together (although the off side one seems to have lasted for a while running dry
), the LR one being thiner will obviously get into the CV joint better but I am expecting to find some dripping out sooner or laterI guess only time will tell, but just wondering if anybody else has fallen foul of the BritPart oil.
BTW if anybody wants an oil seal for a later swivel joint then i have one that i can send out if you want - if you have the desire/will/insanity to try and do this job
