Thread: LT 95 Rear Main Oil Leak

I just got rid of the felt seal and put sealant in there. Been good for 5000km now.

Any sign of a speedy sleeve being fitted by a previous owner? It is possible for these to weep if not sealed on fitment.

Regards Andy.

Garry, The normal seal is R622240 but there is a new type double lipped one FTC4939, have you tried it. Silly question, but I guess you have checked the breather is not blocked.

Originally Posted by rangy01

Any sign of a speedy sleeve being fitted by a previous owner? It is possible for these to weep if not sealed on fitment.

Regards Andy.

No speedy sleeve

Originally Posted by Bearman

Garry, The normal seal is R622240 but there is a new type double lipped one FTC4939, have you tried it. Silly question, but I guess you have checked the breather is not blocked.

Thanks for that - just replaced the original seal, Might try the double lipped one. Breather is not locked.

Garry

IIRC from when I rebuilt mine, there was a metal shield piece that sat around/below the bottom of the housing and was designed to take any oil that dripped out of the seal and drain it externally rather than letting it go into the handbrake drum. I think there was a slot in the housing face to let it drain out, and the shield had to be sealed to the housing, but not have the slot/drain blocked.

Is that correct or am I dreaming?

I've had success with rejuvenating contaminated handbrake shoes by soaking in petrol overnight, then removing them and letting the petrol evaporate off before using a blowtorch (eg propane) to gently burn out the remainder of the oil. Obvious petrol/blowtorch safety precautions apply

Steve

Originally Posted by steveG

IIRC from when I rebuilt mine, there was a metal shield piece that sat around/below the bottom of the housing and was designed to take any oil that dripped out of the seal and drain it externally rather than letting it go into the handbrake drum. I think there was a slot in the housing face to let it drain out, and the shield had to be sealed to the housing, but not have the slot/drain blocked.

Is that correct or am I dreaming?

I've had success with rejuvenating contaminated handbrake shoes by soaking in petrol overnight, then removing them and letting the petrol evaporate off before using a blowtorch (eg propane) to gently burn out the remainder of the oil. Obvious petrol/blowtorch safety precautions apply

Steve

Yes to all of this ^^^. Have posted about the same issue some time ago.

Soaked shoes in some sort of solvent for a couple of days and heated them up, made up a (missing) catcher out of a can from memory and couldn't believe how good the handbrake could / should be.

Search a bit Garry and you'll find the post. Can scan and pm the Haynes schematic showing the catcher if you want.

Have the same prob with a different LT 95 hand brake atm (very different, has a Ford C9 where the gearbox half should be), haven't had a look inside the drum yet to see if it has the catcher or not. Will be treating the prob the same way as before because I know it works.

DL