leaking rear hub

bevhelee · Sep 13, 2009

this started after i adjusted a small amount of play out of the wheel bearing. oil is actually leaking from the dust cap, which split slightly when i removed it. could it just be the cap or is it the hub seal?

jdandcoke · Sep 13, 2009

maybe the same thing

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/advice-please-leaking-front-hub-84991.html

tombardier · Sep 13, 2009

clean it up and see whether it's coming from the plastic cap, or from behind the flange

bevhelee · Sep 13, 2009

definately the plastic cap, wouldn't mind but i didn't even remove the wheel when i did the bearing. by the smell it's axle oil not brake fluid.

tombardier · Sep 13, 2009

I replaced the plastic caps after taking them off. I'd deformed them with a screwdriver. They leaked afterwards. Just buy some news ones, they're quite cheap.

Raider td5 · Sep 13, 2009

U need to replace the hub oil seal which keeps the oil out... Its cheap and easy job!

bevhelee · Sep 13, 2009

thanks guys, looking at the prices of the seals i will change the lot to be sure

bedsdefender · May 22, 2010

Hi,
I have a similar issue.
One of my hub caps was loose and it came off my 90 while driving. Ive bought a replacement but wondered if I can still drive it without a hub cap until it arrives and if I have to replace the fluid when I put I put it back on.

Thanks

leaking rear hub

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