Discovery 1 Stub Axle Seal replacement

**jimbob292** · 8th January 2014, 02:57 PM

Hi,

Looking at a general opinion of the correct way this seal should fit, rave states it should be fitted with the lips trailing, fit swivel housing inner seal into rear of stub housing. My understanding to this is that you can se the spring that hold the lip in place once fitted in the housing.

My only concern i followed the above and the things leaked within a month.

Jim

**steveG** · 8th January 2014, 03:07 PM

From memory that's correct. Its meant to stop oil migrating from the diff housing into the swivels.
How do you know they were leaking?

Steve

**steveG** · 8th January 2014, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by steveG

From memory that's correct. Its meant to stop oil migrating from the diff housing into the swivels.
How do you know they were leaking?

Steve

Ignore that - I was thinking of the inner axle seal fitted to the swivel ball.

I've never run the stub axle seals so don't know for sure which way they go.

Steve

**jimbob292** · 8th January 2014, 04:00 PM

Hi,

My diff oil is turning grey so I've the one shot mixing with ep90.

The seal is no8 on the picture.

Jim

**350RRC** · 8th January 2014, 09:13 PM

The manual I have shows the seal (8) in your diag to be the right way round.

When I did mine some years ago I had a prob with oil migrating from the diff to the swivels and leaking big time. Had the seals the wrong way round and the front diff was overfilled.

No probs since.

You should be able to get double lip seals from a bearing place and it probably wouldn't matter which way round they go in. Also your swivels may be sealing too well and slowly forcing one shot out when they get warm into the diff......... you could try loosening the top filler plug a little and see how that goes.

Some people even turn the top swivel filler plugs into breather take offs.

cheers, DL

**Judo** · 8th January 2014, 09:46 PM

Does this help?

More pics in my thread on converting to oil lube wheel bearings:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...brication.html

**350RRC** · 8th January 2014, 10:10 PM

He's talking about seal #8 in the diagram posted, right where the swivel ball bolts to the diff housing. You're talking #23.

Good pics & tutorial to get your wheel bearings to last as long as mine. Dunno why LR changed the setup over the years.

cheers, DL

**jimbob292** · 8th January 2014, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by 350RRC

The manual I have shows the seal (8) in your diag to be the right way round.

When I did mine some years ago I had a prob with oil migrating from the diff to the swivels and leaking big time. Had the seals the wrong way round and the front diff was overfilled.

No probs since.

You should be able to get double lip seals from a bearing place and it probably wouldn't matter which way round they go in. Also your swivels may be sealing too well and slowly forcing one shot out when they get warm into the diff......... you could try loosening the top filler plug a little and see how that goes.

Some people even turn the top swivel filler plugs into breather take offs.

cheers, DL

Cheers for that, i will replace them out at the weekend, then look at keeping the drain plug a little loose, then I see what fittings I need to vent the swivels.

**camel_landy** · 8th January 2014, 11:11 PM

Silly one... Have you checked the diff breather? i.e. could it simply be a build up of pressure??

M

**Blknight.aus** · 9th January 2014, 01:02 AM

unless you have double spring seals or scroll cut seals

the spring always faces towards what you are trying to retain.

if you want to stop the oil from the diff getting to the swivels then the spring faces towards the diff.

Some seals have a "lip" on the outside edge of the seal, this is the last part of the seal to seat into the housing youre fitting it into (this is how I usually pick the orientation for double spring seals.)

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