Thread: Is your handbrake drum leaking oil?

I just had a look under mine today while getting the drive shaft flange nut size.

Planning to purchase a 9/16th ratchet open ender.

Anyway - i have a small oil leak. I think I'll be in the market for another felt seal as I discarded mine in lieu of oil resistant gasket maker.

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Originally Posted by dranoweb

Planning to purchase a 9/16th ratchet open ender.

I doubt there will be enough space for that. Get your hands on a 9/16" propshaft tool.

Originally Posted by Dervish

I doubt there will be enough space for that. Get your hands on a 9/16" propshaft tool.

I was just going to say that too. There isn't enough room for a normal ring spanner let alone a ratcheting one.

A thin wall spanner would go well with the propshaft tool.

There are these nifty ratcheting "open" end spanners now.

They fit where ratchet rings dont. But a propshaft tool seems more intelligent now I know they exist.

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It is so GOOD to have a driveshaft tool.

You can use a rattle gun and the shaft is off in 5 minutes.
Regards Philip A

Yeah I visited my good mate - a mechanic for hire, after work today and saw one in action. Definately adding one to the tool roll in the rear box.

Maybe a good milwauke battery rattle gun too. Costs about the same as a set of snapon ratchet open-enders.

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For mostly everything else I have these that live in the rear boxes, along with a few other essential goodies like a grease gun. Hmm sounds like a new topic idea...

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First up, many thanks to @dranoweb for this thread (and expertise/contributions from @Blknight.aus and others) - printed out the full thread and kept it handy while under my 1990 Perentie over the weekend attending to this very problem; loose flange to shaft nut giving the handbrake drum a good dousing of TC oil. Replaced the seal anyway since I'd bought a pair. However I feel like this will raise it's ugly head again given the state of the flange bolts and not having new nyloc nuts on hand, and also given I'm a new LR owner (of an old LR), and female (minimum genetically inherited mechanical knowledge)...

What are next steps for a more permanent solution?
Un-tack existing bolts and replace with 3/8" UNF (from what I have read)..?
Worth replacing flange nut as well, or only if she's pooped?
To felt washer + goo or not to felt washer, and just goo - I have read both opinions...
If the output flange body (576627?) is intact, best just to replace the shaft bolts/nuts?

Apologies if answers are already out there but I have searched...