GQ Front Axle seal

Hi Daffyd,
oil from knuckle usually means tube seal yes! first remove wheel, brakes, rotor & hub, brake sheild, stub axle, slide out axle CV and take a look where the knuckle meets the axle housing that should be where you will find the tube ( axle ) seal, Pry it out with a large srew drive but before u do that, stick your finger in and pull out the steel springy thing that's in the back of the seal if there is one there, it pays to check the suface of the axle where the seal runs fore wear. if there is a grove and it's on the large side iether replace axle or fit speedy sleave's which is what i have done . get em from bearing shop's and if you have to go that way make shore u put liquid metal, 2 part loctite product i prefer on worn surface first but ask the bearing bloke all about it and how to install, if you have to trim them down i use a realy sharp good wood chisel to slice any excess. best of luck.
Steve West

Hi I just had my axle seal done. The Axle had a grove worn around it and had to be replaced. The chaps said most of the time they just put the sleeve on as mentioned above but alas they don't make one for the GQ ( according to my mechanic ) Cost me $280 including short axle and CV sourced from wrecker

Jim

Sorry Daffyd, and I know it's off topic but. You wouldn't happen to watch "Little Britain" would you? Those devotee's of the show will know what I mean ;-)
Regards Andrew (an ex Taffy of since 1965)

hi daffy, just got back on line in port augusta, no i have'nt done a gq but done both ends of my cruiser with out any probs. i got my speedy sleeves from northern bearings in somerton outer suburb of melbourne these sleeves are used excesivly in the trucking industry and have been around since shafts started to where out, any reputal bearing company should know about them. get a good micromiter and measure up or take the axle with you and let them do it .
Best of luck
regards Steve West 3 days to go then simpson desert here we come.