Twomed wrote:
Pop the hub cover, it is probably the axle end cover, maybe just loose bolts. At worst remove cover and see if it had a gasket or high temp form a gasket, clean and replace. Easy. Thread on IRV2.com in the Entegra coach section a month or so ago with pictures...same as the Monaco. :) :)
Twomed,
Just wondering, what exactly is an axle "end cover"? Are you talking about the actual end of the axle? If so, on many, there's no gasket at all. It's just silicone or, other type of liquid sealant. And, sometimes it can be a real bear to break the bond between the axle end and the hub. We used to use 20 lb. sledge hammers on our fire truck rear axles. We'd smack the heck out of them to jar them enough to break that bond.
I had a left rear hub seal leak on my '04 Itasca Horizon 36GD with the C-7 CAT and, as soon as I loosened the last axle bolt, that axle came right out. So, some are easier than others.
To the OP,
Yep, there's two places that oil can come from. One, the axel end and two, the hub seal which, is on the inside of the hub, not really a job to be done at a camp site. If it's the axle end, and, it just started, it's quite possible to have one or more of the axle bolts to have loosened. This job can be done at the camp site. You don't even need to jack up the rear.
All that's needed is to remove whatever kind of wheel cover or, hub cover (chrome or ?) you have and, that will expose the axle end and the 8 bolts that hold it on. See picture below. Once all the bolts are out, the axle should, I say SHOULD, just come out freely.
Now, here's something to think about. If possible, have the rig be tilted AWAY from the side you're working on. That will limit the amount of residual differential oil that will seep out when the axle is removed. If you loose a few ounces, that's no big deal. You just don't want it POURING OUT while you're trying to do work and re-seal things up. The less oil hanging around, the easier it is to dry things up and, have a good clean surface (both the inside of the axle head and, the hub outer surface) to put your silicone or whatever kind of sealer you're sealing the axle with.
Once it's cleaned, sealed and, put back together, there's a torque that's supposed to be applied to the axle bolts but, not sure what it is right now. If you don't have a torque wrench, (not many carry one of those while traveling) then just get them good and tight. You can check them when you find out what the torque is and, acquire the torque wrench. Good luck.
Scott
