Front axle - have i killed it?? :-(

The rear bearings failed last towards the end of last year. The same garage replaced them and when they did the front axle they checked the rear one again. The rear ones was fine, so chances are the front axle has being filling up gradually. New axle breathers should be delivered from martin these next few days and hopefully that should stop any more water entering the axle. Strangely though, due to work commitments, i haven't been anywhere upto the hubs, let alone wading so i can see how the front axle could have filled with some much water only thing i can think of, is the king pins got replaced two years again, by a "back street" garage and they didnt drain the oil and muck then I dunno All i know now, is its healthy and the current garage i use is a bit more better