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rear half shaft seal

markyp2000
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22 Sep 2012 20:50 #48570 by markyp2000

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i have fitted to rear wheel bearing and 3 seals all on one side and every 6 months or so it keeps leaking i have 2" spacers and the only thing i can think of is that it buts more stress on the bearing but why only on one side has any one ellse come across this

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22 Sep 2012 21:02 #48572 by mlines

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Is it the "long" side or "short" side, as in axle shaft length. I bet its the long side.

If so then I have seen this before with spacers.

Also you may have bent the axle shaft.

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23 Sep 2012 19:12 #48628 by markyp2000

Replied by markyp2000 on topic Re: rear half shaft seal

short shaft

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23 Sep 2012 20:34 #48641 by facade

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Make sure that the outer surface of the bearing retainer ring is as smooth as glass, as this is the surface that the seal runs on. Some of the replacement rings have a rough surface finish.

You may also find that your axle breather is blocked.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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23 Sep 2012 20:40 #48644 by markyp2000

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You may also find that your axle breather is blocked.

mmmm didnt think of that ill poke my air line up at lunch tomorrow

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