rear wheel showing grease on wheel cover
I noticed some grease stains on a my rear dully wheel stainless cover today. Could that be a wheel bearing seal going out and how soon should that be fixed?
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BUT.....before you do anything, clean it off good and give things a good inspection.
Best answer yet! The smart thing to do is, remove that stainless cover and see what's what in there. Todays axles, especially the larger Dana models, don't leak very often. They can but, it's rare. Many axles are installed WITHOUT any gasket at all. A very THIN layer of silicone has been used for quite some time. If threads have been cleaned and prepped correctly, and they've had the correct thread locker applied, it's also extremely rare for them to come loose.
So, before you get too excited and buzz on down to your local auto parts store, pull that cover and, do a real good cleanup to see where the potential leak is coming from.
Scott
Best answer yet! The smart thing to do is, remove that stainless cover and see what's what in there. Todays axles, especially the larger Dana models, don't leak very often. They can but, it's rare. Many axles are installed WITHOUT any gasket at all. A very THIN layer of silicone has been used for quite some time. If threads have been cleaned and prepped correctly, and they've had the correct thread locker applied, it's also extremely rare for them to come loose.
So, before you get too excited and buzz on down to your local auto parts store, pull that cover and, do a real good cleanup to see where the potential leak is coming from.
Scott
