mrgrim007
Sep 27, 2018Explorer
Hub Leak?
Noticed one my my wheels has “gunk” all over it. The cap on the end is missing (already ordered a replacement). But, I’ve never dealt with this sort of thing before. Do I need to add more grease?...
Fulltimer50 wrote:Yeah me too. It's very likely with the hole in the rubber cover that water has gotten in there and washed some grease out onto the wheel. I would definitely replace the rubber cover and check out the condition of the bearings. It's possible, albeit unlikely, that the bearings have gotten hot and liquefied enough grease to run out and coat the wheel. Whatever the problem, deeper investigation is in order.
I would like to know how you people can say anything about the bearings from the pictures shown.