muddy grease

[imraan47]

Got some dark brown grease coming out from the back of the wheel on the axel...
is it a bearing or seal broken?
i can see it splater on the rims at the back of the wheell...nothing wrong on the front and its clean where the lugs nuts and that zirk fitting is.

 

[foodfisher]

Re: muddy grease

Yep, shot seal. Probably too many pumps with the grease gun.

 

[Mi duckdown]

Re: muddy grease

Most likley a blown rear seal. Got bearing buddies that you over greased?

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: muddy grease

yep blown seal

 

[Bondo]

Re: muddy grease

Got some dark brown grease coming out from the back of the wheel on the axel...
is it a bearing or seal broken?
i can see it splater on the rims at the back of the wheell...nothing wrong on the front and its clean where the lugs nuts and that zirk fitting is.

Ayuh,.... 'n it ain't Muddy grease,...

It's Rusty grease...

My guess is, it's been leakin' longer than ya thought....
Probably gonna need a set of bearings, 'n races too...

 

[imraan47]

Re: muddy grease

meh i dont hear any grinding when i spin the wheel..
also the trailer came like that actually .. i noticed that one side already had spalshes of grease on the back side of the wheel.
i guess i will just monitor it until i hear bad sounds when the wheel is going then just get a new kit and fix everything

 

[foodfisher]

Re: muddy grease

The longer you wait, the messy/er it gets.$

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: muddy grease

And by the time your hear bad sounds you will be standing beside of the road trying to figgure out WTF your gona do now and ever things is gona cost you a lot of money because you didnt replace 2...6.00 seals, but hey its yours

 

[90stingray]

Re: muddy grease

It's called preventative maintenance! That means you change and inspect things before they are broken. Do yourself a favor and pull the hubs off and have a look. Then go buy some new parts and new grease.

 

[Bondo]

Re: muddy grease

meh

Ayuh,... That's usually 2 miles, to late...