breathers wont keep water or mud out ,may help ,but checking after is best
What??????? putting the end of breathers up higher than the water surely would stop water getting in?
but the water / mud can still get in past the seals ...
One member expanded on the answer of another because a 3rd member clearly doesn't understand the issue....It's called being helpful
Now see if you can work out which is which...
hint.......you are a member![]()
If mud and water gets past the seals, so will the grease / oil leak out, so that's a non starter..
The former garage did the Wheel bearing , the second mech has said the swivel housing is knackered , mr Muds just came home via the new garage and Betsy is still up on the ramp , it's the whole casing that the big ball bit sits in is crumbled on the deck and new parts , bearings top and bottom (I think he said ) have been fitted just caught it in time apparently , should be done by tomorrow , so even tho we'll be several £100s lighter , I guess it's the price you pay for not being a mechanic(and having a hobby like laning tsk!
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All the oil in the transfer box and diffs and gear box have been drained and changed (the first time in the 8 years we've owned Betsy , no water in any where , so I'm guessing the breathers have worked? Mr muds pointed out this morning that he thinks I'm getting my bearings mixed up ....he thinks the knackerd bearings are the swivel housing bearings not wheel bearings :doh: I mean how many bloody sets of bearings do you need ..![]()
Maybe he should drop me off in the middle of nowhere and see if I can find my way home .....see if I can get those bearings right![]()
i reckon theres quite a few of us on here that are not mechanics.
but with this forum to help. you can do a lot of jobs yourself.
save a few bob and have the satisfaction of knowing the job HAS been done.
8 yearsyearly is more what you should be doing ,depends how lucky you are and the amount of wading etc you do
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I know , I know , stop scowling JM
We've only been doing the off road stuff since I did the ladies laning I last Sept tho and even then only really tame stuff , but yes the swivel housing failure is almost undoubtably wear and tear , so we are learning the hard way about on going maintenance . I'm happy that I've found a garage who can keep Betsy maintained for both on and off road stuff , he only uses OEM parts unless cheap and cheerful is requested and is happy to order things like timkin bearings if I want them.
3rd member does understandBut 3rd member directed a question to another member by name. And I would much rather have a answer from the person to whom question was directed to, not someone guessing what another member would say. It would be like Red opening a letter addressed to you and answering it and sending it back to sender
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If mud and water gets past the seals, so will the grease / oil leak out, so that's a non starter..
No so and for many reasons, one is that oil and grease are heavier than water...
+1 ^^^ water is heavier than oils (generally)
hmmmmm why do oil and grease float on water then
i will admit they have a higher viscosity but that isn't the same as weight, which is what you are saying by implying they are heavier than water.