Leaky Hub??

[defuzz]

I took the disco to the garage last week to get a quote for the boot floor replacement and also to arrange an MOT, while he was underneath he mentioned the hub was leaking and would fail the MOT, from what he showed me it appears to be the diff on the front axle.

A) Is this what he meant (yes I know stupid to not ask him but I was in a rush)

B) What needs doing to sort this?  The axle oil hasn't been changed recently.


sorry for the vagueness  :-)

[Carroll]

I've seen a defender with leaky front hubs, and that manifests itself as oil on the wheels. It only appears after a long drive, and little or nothing escapes when the vehicle is still. The oil is (I think) in the swivel pin housing, and can be replaced with a special grease. The defender gets through the test no problems.

If your diff/hub is leaking, I'd be inclined to check the level in them anyway, to see how much you've lost.

Try cleaning up the oily bits, go for a drive and see if any more oil escapes. If you have it clean at the MOT, they can't see the leak.

However, if a lot is coming out, you want to get it fixed anyway.

[Range Rover Blues]

Emgine/gearbox oil leaks should pnly fail if they are dripping onto the road surface or onto the brakes in any way.  Clean up all the leaked oil, fit the one-shot grease in the hubs (it turns to oil soon anyway) and take it swiftly in for test before any oil accumulates.