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I will have to agree with the alignment statement.
Yeah me too, a repeated failure like that would seem to point that way, in absence of technician negligence.
@me101, I don't have any advice, but here's an observation: a complete Gen3 rear axle can be sometimes had for quite reasonable money here on the forum. If the next bearing replacement is similarly short-lived as the last, maybe chucking in a used axle unit would help get you reliably back on the road.
@yakuza appears to take this approach; it always seems he is swapping out gearboxes just for fun.
Is it just the leaks? No noise or play in the bearing?
Then it sounds more like the breather.
Seen that a few times, just loosen the sticky top on the breather on the axle housing.
Koyo for wheels
Took a chance on timken for last kingpin change
They lasted a lot longer than I expected
Yep, KOYO I believe are OEM Supplier.
They are the only reputable manufacturer of these as far as I know - SKF, Timken, Nachi, NTN etc don't make them.
I would say they are a bearing originally made by KOYO for Suzuki specifically for this application - all parts suppliers I have come across only list Jimny's and samurai's as being compatible.
A 35 x 72 x 22 deep groove ball bearing does not exist even in standard form from SKF.
There are of course aftermarket manufacturers, the last cheap bearing I used was branded "Rhino", I'm sure you can get them made in China with whatever name tickles your fancy.
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