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kyle86
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Jun 03, 2016

Leaking hub seal on the spindle repairable if damaged? Pics

Long story short, these are brand new axles I bought from a dexter distributor fully assembled. At the first brake adjustment I noticed grease all around the hub and could see the seal leaking through...
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kennethwooster
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Jun 06, 2016
The Chicago Rawhide is a very good fix. I've used them on plow spindles a lot where the would get really bad gouges due to operator not noticing he had bearing out. Some of these plows had 9 wheels. This can be done with the tear down you have already done. I would install of course new seal and you may need new bearings.

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