oily wheel?

jack56 · Apr 30, 2013

I wonder if you kind gents could advise me. I have oil coming from my hub and onto my wheel at the rear. I have checked the brake fluid and it seems fine and topped. I have not had the wheel off yet but underneath at the back of the hub all seems dry. Please adive a bloke with no clue??
Cheers

Thor1950 · Apr 30, 2013

is it black and stink. how much and check rear diff oil level

4x4 olive · Apr 30, 2013

rear oil seal on the back of the hub easy fix

Dippypud · Apr 30, 2013

jack56 said:
I wonder if you kind gents could advise me. I have oil coming from my hub and onto my wheel at the rear. I have checked the brake fluid and it seems fine and topped. I have not had the wheel off yet but underneath at the back of the hub all seems dry. Please adive a bloke with no clue??
Cheers

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/discovery-2-rear-hubs-42619.html

Hub nut is 1-1/4" or 32mm in size, I personally prefer to use the 1-1/4 as its a "better fit" on the hub nut.
Either will do though and a 6 point socket is best.

You will need a good size bar to "break" the torque of the hub nut, and a big torque wrench to do 360 LBS ft when re fitting it, a new hub nut is recommended as well

As far as your leak goes, well there is 2 seals at the hub end of the axle, if its the "O" ring that's gone, then its simply a case of removing the hub and replacing the seal, however the hub has an "integral" seal as well, if that's gone then its new hub time + the new "O" ring as you will have it apart anyway.

By the sounds of your description, it seems it may be the hub seal itself, to be sure though, clean it all down and have another look after a few miles of driving to be sure where its coming from as the hubs are not cheap if it isn't that...

jamesmartin · Apr 30, 2013

jack56 said:
I wonder if you kind gents could advise me. I have oil coming from my hub and onto my wheel at the rear. I have checked the brake fluid and it seems fine and topped. I have not had the wheel off yet but underneath at the back of the hub all seems dry. Please adive a bloke with no clue??
Cheers

o ring will be leaking if you have no abs lights ,you can jack axle up high that side loosen the 4 hub bolts create a gap between hub and case clean well and silicone between the 2 the retighten the 4 bolts

4x4 olive · May 1, 2013

hub nuts on my defender are 52mm and you can change the seals your self the seals are 2 0r 3 pounds i have replaced all of mine becuse i had the same problem as you and you can buy a hub nut tool on ebay for about 10 pounds.mine were the inner seals

Dippypud · May 1, 2013

4x4 olive said:
hub nuts on my defender are 52mm and you can change the seals your self the seals are 2 0r 3 pounds i have replaced all of mine becuse i had the same problem as you and you can buy a hub nut tool on ebay for about 10 pounds.mine were the inner seals

OP has a D2

gemsdad · May 1, 2013

Dippypud said:
OP has a D2

cheap and easy fix using jm's method though.

Dippypud · May 1, 2013

gemsdad said:
cheap and easy fix using jm's method though.

Oh yeah if it's all hunky dory with the seal ...

had one with a pinched seal, didn't cut it, just gave a flat spot that pee'd oil

oily wheel?

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