manual front hubs

[ron the truckie]

g'day all,i have a 95 2 door soft top with the 1600 efi donk, 5 speed... my gearbox seal leaks at the transfer case end of the front diff,i have manaul hubs,now what i need to know is can i drive around in road gear on the bitumen with the hub's engaged and not do damage,because it is a new seal and when i use the front section [on dirt] the leak stops,i think i need to drive around for a while to let it seat in[its only a ferw drops of oil but the mrs cracks up with oil on concrete]...what do ya's recon?

[jtgh]

bitumen is, pavement right? (not dirt, not grass , not gravel)
concreto or Asphalto ?

never drive in 4wd ,on pavement.
go off road and seat in your seal. your idea is valid. beaks thru rust on shaft.

the seal on xfre case is piece of cake to replace. "EASY"
the axle seal is a SOB. Son of a Beach. a royal pain the booty.


here bitumen is coal.. not sure on driving on coal. ahahahhaha

thanks for posting.

[ron the truckie]

Originally Posted by ron the truckie

g'day all,i have a 95 2 door soft top with the 1600 efi donk, 5 speed... my gearbox seal leaks at the transfer case end of the front diff,i have manaul hubs,now what i need to know is can i drive around in road gear on the bitumen with the hub's engaged and not do damage,because it is a new seal and when i use the front section [on dirt] the leak stops,i think i need to drive around for a while to let it seat in[its only a ferw drops of oil but the mrs cracks up with oil on concrete]...what do ya's recon?

g'day again...from australia.black stuff is bitumen/tarmac,not wanting to drive in "4 wd".just wanting to know if ok to leave in rear drive road gear and lock front hubs in to lock position,to spin shafts to seat seal and keep lubed periodicaly,other wise i just some times go in 4wd and drive around my "dirt" paddock [land]...thanks you brother for your answers..ron

[ron the truckie]

Originally Posted by jtgh

bitumen is, pavement right? (not dirt, not grass , not gravel)
concreto or Asphalto ?

never drive in 4wd ,on pavement.
go off road and seat in your seal. your idea is valid. beaks thru rust on shaft.

the seal on xfre case is piece of cake to replace. "EASY"
the axle seal is a SOB. Son of a Beach. a royal pain the booty.


here bitumen is coal.. not sure on driving on coal. ahahahhaha

thanks for posting.

g'day again...from australia.black stuff is bitumen/tarmac,not wanting to drive in "4 wd".just wanting to know if ok to leave in rear drive road gear and lock front hubs in to lock position,to spin shafts to seat seal and keep lubed periodicaly,other wise i just some times go in 4wd and drive around my "dirt" paddock [land]...thanks you brother for your answers..ron

[jtgh]

SURE, ! and welcome down under , mate !
aok, as long as one of the 2 are unlocked (hubs or xfrcase) you will NOT wind it up.

and you are correct ,it will wipe off the rust (cross fingers)
is it leaking xfr case front shout?

that seal pops out easy as pie.

i use mine in 4wd on dirt (in my paddock) to pull down trees, after i , weakn them.
90 deg. pull , trick.

no center diff, so pavement (tarmac) ops is limited.

only down side is lower mpg. and wear and tear.
but the manual says do this , every few months. just for your exact reasons.

cheers, mate..

[ron the truckie]

Originally Posted by jtgh

SURE, ! and welcome down under , mate !
aok, as long as one of the 2 are unlocked (hubs or xfrcase) you will NOT wind it up.

and you are correct ,it will wipe off the rust (cross fingers)
is it leaking xfr case front shout?

that seal pops out easy as pie.

i use mine in 4wd on dirt (in my paddock) to pull down trees, after i , weakn them.
90 deg. pull , trick.

no center diff, so pavement (tarmac) ops is limited.

only down side is lower mpg. and wear and tear.
but the manual says do this , every few months. just for your exact reasons.

cheers, mate..

Thanks and g'day there jthg......good on ya! for the info,it is a new seal in there,shaft is clean,uni's are all good,just an annoying drip..this will solve the problem,a bit of lube every now and then, we only use it when we go on holidays and wack it on the trailer behind our motor home and travel this big open space ova ere.....cheers and thanks again "matey"...ron

[jtgh]

they yoke has a groove wear on the seal landing point.
this can make a new seal fail or even cause new seal to wear fast and leak.

there are 2 tricks to fix this.
1:
put tne new seal and seat it short. drive it in but not as much .
EG: drive is 1/8" short.
this forces new seal onto newer surface.
2:
or buy the ring the goes around it to fix it.
there are many companies that make these ring kits.
one is a bearing seal company, Timken makes them for one.

it can be fixed easy. with out a new yoke.

[ron the truckie]

Originally Posted by jtgh

they yoke has a groove wear on the seal landing point.
this can make a new seal fail or even cause new seal to wear fast and leak.

there are 2 tricks to fix this.
1:
put tne new seal and seat it short. drive it in but not as much .
EG: drive is 1/8" short.
this forces new seal onto newer surface.
2:
or buy the ring the goes around it to fix it.
there are many companies that make these ring kits.
one is a bearing seal company, Timken makes them for one.

it can be fixed easy. with out a new yoke.

hey back again mate[jgth],went to seal supply mob an got one with double seal and thicker than stock one now hangs out of housing 1 mm[little bit] tis ripper rita..works .you beaut ......no leak now at all...thanks for help dude...now has double seal no probs.....i will keep on truckin'....later