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  1. 27th September 2018, 01:17 PM #1
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    Leaking Ball seal

    Hello all, brain picking time.

    Before I put the ol'fella back on wheels I filled the front swivels with oil and grease. After a while I found that one of the fescolized ball seals was leaking. New balls new seals. Before I strip and try installing another new seal............... Its long messy way in!

    Any ideas?

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  2. 27th September 2018, 06:42 PM #2
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    what model is the vehicle ??
    did you shim the pivot points on the ball ?
    did you shim the pivot points on the ball correctly ?
    what grease of oil did you add to the hub ?

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  3. 10th November 2018, 01:59 PM #3
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    Found out that though I did shim, and got the correct "breakout" I didn't read far enough. One needs to do a "grease wipe" on the ball to ensure seal contact over whole range of movement.

    I need to remove shims from the bottom and place on top nd do a "grease wipe"

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  4. 11th November 2018, 07:24 PM #4
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    Hey Rick,

    I did mine not so long ago, old balls, but new seals. I had one leak and one not, but the leak was coming from the perimeter of the seal near the seal retainer. I found the instructions about grease packing the seal retainer confusing, as I couldn't see the point of doing that. In the end I made sure I greased the recess where the seal retainer sits, and that worked much better, no more leaks.

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