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I agree with Ralph - replace the stub axle and the job is finished. Then you can then get out and enjoy the bush rather than fiddling with speedie sleeve leaks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralph
Speedie sleeves are good but they are fiddley to fit correctly and if not fitted correctly can damage the new seal when reasembling the hub.
Going with the new stubs would have probably been the sensible thing to do..... but, im not very sensible ;).
So I ended up doing both rear bearings and converting them to oil, the rear right stub axle was pretty good, no grooves at all, but the left rear had a slight groove. Not being ABS I was able to flip the stubs to wear the other side a bit more. So far no leaks have appeared, but I have only done about 50km on them. Only time will tell.
Cheers
I have often cleaned up the stub axle where the seal runs using some fine wet and dry paper. It takes quite a while, depending on the extent of the damage, and is best done with the stub removed and a lot of time and patience.
Once done though, I haven't had one leak.
While I've got the stub off, I also drill a 3mm dia hole in the bottom of the stub axle between where the bearings locate. This enables more even oil feed to each bearing - not a big deal but maybe a slight improvement.