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goldypurple

Active Member

• Apr 5, 2017

• #1

My landy went for MOT today and passed but I got an advisory for oil leaking from axle sphere, what do they class as axle sphere?

tia

 

neilly

Well-Known Member

• Apr 5, 2017

• #2

I would guess they mean the Swivel joint.

Why not ask the tester for clarification?

Cheers

 

Brown

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Apr 5, 2017

• #3

Yes, sounds like one of the swivel bearings on the front axle to me.

 

Alan Crossley

Well-Known Member

• Apr 5, 2017

• #4

Here in Ireland, the tester marks the area of concern with a blue waterproof marker so that you can be certain where he/she has found a problem. I'm certain that's little or no comfort to you, I just thought that you might like to know

 

zeaphod

Well-Known Member

• Apr 5, 2017

• #5

Just to confuse things further, in Northern Ireland the tests are more akin to the rest of the UK, but are done at government test centres. As for the advisory, the seal around the back of the swivel ball is leaking, you will usually see where quite clearly. Not a difficult job, but a bit heavy/messy. plenty of videos on t'internet.