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I have just bought my first Jimny, a 2001 model. Just love it!! However, the offside rear brake is contaminated with axle oil and I find that someone has well and truly butchered the level/filler plug so it can't be removed. I have even resorted to trying a cold chisel in the indentations left by the butcher, but to no avail.
So, my questions are:
1. Before I resort to extreme methods to remove the plug (like welding on a nut or a bar), has anyone else experienced this and got any helpful removal suggestions?
2. Presumably there is an oil seal behind the hub that can be replaced quite easily?? But I am wondering if there is a breather that might have become blocked and this has caused the oil to be forced past the seal. There is a cylindrical fitting about 15mm diameter on the nearside top of the diff casing - is this a breather - if so, (before I break it!), what is the procedure for servicing it?
All advice gratefully received, so thanks in advance,
Roger
Can you grab the filler plug with some mole grips
Breather servicenot heard of one I'd say 1/8 BSP tap down the hole and a 6 mm pneumatic push fit right angle 1/8 BSP thread other side suitable pipe up under bonnet
Yes oil seal in axle end buy from bigjimny shop
Mole grips on the filler plug with a bit of action from a hammer. New ones from the Big Jimny shop as stated.
I've had nuts welded to mine for easy removal in the future.
The likelihood is you need a new wheel bearing and that's why the axle oil seal has failed. Again, all available from the Big Jimny shop at the cheapest price you'll find it, so just order all you need from there.
Kirkynut
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win - Edgar Watson Howe.
There is a driveshaft seal in the axle tube, just behind the swivel. When the king pin bearings or wheel bearings wear they allow the drive shaft to move up and down, which pushes against the seal and causes it to leak.
Not a hard job to fix, and most of the bits you need are a standard size available from the BigJimny shop or any bearing suppliers.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily
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