rear left axle oil leak

baios · Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 10:27 pm Post subject: rear left axle oil leak

please i have a problem with rear axle. while i was inspecting my rear brake drums and brake shoes i saw oil (fortunately not on the brake shoes) from where is that oil leak how can i fix it? i think maybe a axle flange????

Bretto · Member Joined: Nov 24, 2010 Posts: 1390 Location: Orem, UT

Could be brake fluid also.
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baios · Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:42 am Post subject:

no there is no brake fluid i have check it!!!

skyjeep50 · Member Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 606 Location: Illinois

Axle oil seal - some differential oil may be leaking from the axle tube. Or rear axle bearing grease may be extruding a little oil. If there isn't much coming out, there is no cause for alarm unless the rear brake shoes are getting greasy.
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wesk · Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:51 am Post subject:

Since your grease fitting port is plugged here I doubt plain bearing grease is your issue.

Item 8 retains the handpacked grease in the wheel bearing. Item 33 retains the oil in the axle.

When 33 fails hot axle oil will push through 33, the wheel bearing and 8.

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