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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: ronttuk on November 12, 2008, 10:06:52

Title: oil leak at the spheres
Post by: ronttuk on November 12, 2008, 10:06:52

mt friend has got a 1995 disco and theres and oil leak at the n/s sphere on the front axle how can he stop the oil leaking ??

Title: Re: oil leak at the spheres
Post by: dan3411 on November 12, 2008, 11:20:11

sounds like you need to change the swivel oil seal. Not a particularly taxing job, involves taking off the
hub.. some if the bolts can be a right  :-# where the swivel ball connects to the axle, And the part itself
is less than £5.

Title: Re: oil leak at the spheres
Post by: ronttuk on November 12, 2008, 12:06:31

thanks dan  :clap:

Title: Re: oil leak at the spheres
Post by: crazymac on November 12, 2008, 21:13:54

Yep, simple enough job.

remove wheel, caliper and steering rod then undo the whole hub! remove it complete with the axle shaft! and stick it in a bucket. That gives you access to a metal ring that goes round the hub and covers the seal. Remove the ring and then the seal, the new one will fit over the crome ball. refit!

Title: Re: oil leak at the spheres
Post by: davidlandy on November 12, 2008, 21:27:49

check the swivel bearings at the same time as sometimes when they are worn the symptom is a leaking seal too.

Title: Re: oil leak at the spheres
Post by: Les Henson on November 17, 2008, 05:55:36

You can do what the army commonly do and split the seal.
This is how they do it -

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=7305 (http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=7305)


Les.