Leaking hub seal

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Originally Posted by wayneg

Thanks for your input, now I know the answer to my question its obviously a no brainer not to fit the early type seal, I just wish I had know this info before I did it the first time, oil getting onto the brake disc is not a good thing, only positive is that on inspection the discs and pads appeared very new (fronts as well) with no signs of wear, i decided to leave in the old pads, they have oil on them again so this time I will put in new pads as well, I would be doubly ****ed if I had to replace the pads twice! I just had a gut feeling something was not right.

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G`day Wayne

You wern`t to know if you`ve not come across them but it`s a bit dissapointing that the people you worked through didn`t make you aware of the option .

The same thing mentioned above may apply with the placement of the seal you have whichever it is but i guess if it has to come apart to move the seal it may as well have a double lipper .

In my previous post the Edit button code for notal is normal and flta is flat .

cheers

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Originally Posted by PLR

You wern`t to know if you`ve not come across them but it`s a bit dissapointing that the people you worked through didn`t make you aware of the option .

cheers

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Only people I spoke to was the main dealer`s store man, thay are not knowns as STEALERS for nothing. I am old enough to know better and should have done a bit of research. You know what its like when you have done the job before on another car, you think you know it all, at least I did.

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Originally Posted by wayneg

When installing RTC3511 hub seals, recess them 3mm into the hub or you will get a false reading on your wheel bearing preload.

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Just to emphasis this point.
You need to install the seal so the whole seal is just inside the steel rim of the hub. Otherwise the outer lip will damage itself on the stub shaft and not keep oil in and water out.

It is also a good idea to apply silicone to the outside of the oil seal, especially if yours is a loose-ish fit. While the hub is off inspect the seal diameter on the stub axle and gently polish with some wet and dry paper (this is best done in a lathe) but can be done succesfully by hand.

Good luck with it

G`day Wayne

Yesterday i put new rear pads in ours , the first side was ok .

The other side one pad had oil on , this side i fitted a new seal ( double )about 3 yrs ago .

Didn`t have a new seal so the remedy was to refit the seal about another 2mm in so it ran on a different part of the hub .

The car did around 400km today and when wife got home checked and no sign of oil anywhere so a short , long term fix with luck at no cost , a bonus .

Will get some new seals to have on hand though . ( if i remember )

Cheers