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  • Cutter
    4th Gear
    • Feb 2009
    • 455

    Front wheel oil spray

    I just did a valve adjustment and oil change on my 2.6 (not as easy as it sounds considering i have to take the wing apart to do exhaust valves. Not difficult but a bit of a pain. In preperation for the end of happy wrenching conditions i thought about what else needed attention.

    Thought I'd ask before ordering blindly, but both my front wheels are covered with a thin spray of oil whenever I get going on the highway for any period of time. I have locking hubs which generally are pretty grimy as well. Just curious how big a job this is and what the typical culprit is. My swivel balls are showing some pitting so if this is a bigger project I may throw those into the mix. Thanks in advance for your guidance.
    Last edited by Cutter; 11-21-2011, 10:46 AM.
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    1986 3.5l 110 SW Austrian Feurwehr
  • antichrist
    2nd Gear
    • Mar 2009
    • 272

    #2
    Depends on where the leak is. If it's from the locking hubs/drive member that's certainly easier than if it's from the hub seal.
    Neither is a difficult job, just fiddly.
    Tom Rowe

    Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck
    in places even more inaccessible.

    62 88 reg
    67 NADA x2
    74 Air Portable - The Antichrist (tag 6A666)
    95 D1 - R380
    95 D90 - R380
    97 D1 - ZF

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    • Cutter
      4th Gear
      • Feb 2009
      • 455

      #3
      Are seals for the locking hubs readily available? Googling Fairey Hubs doesn't show much.
      Last edited by Cutter; 11-21-2011, 11:16 AM.
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      1986 3.5l 110 SW Austrian Feurwehr

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      • east high
        3rd Gear
        • Jan 2008
        • 337

        #4
        Originally posted by Cutter
        Are seals for the locking hubs readily available? Googling Fairey Hubs doesn't show much.
        It all depends on the hub. I couldn't find any aftermarket support for the Faireys either. Your leak might be at the hub/flange surface, in which case all you'll need is a hub gasket.
        '67 sIIa 88

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        • ThorH
          Low Range
          • May 2011
          • 53

          #5
          Wouldn't the FWH use the same seal as the drive flange to hub? I picked up a set of the Faireys also. So I would be curious.
          1973 SIII RHD 2.25 Petrol
          1992 RRC Hunter

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          • east high
            3rd Gear
            • Jan 2008
            • 337

            #6
            Originally posted by ThorH
            Wouldn't the FWH use the same seal as the drive flange to hub? I picked up a set of the Faireys also. So I would be curious.
            Yep. Some FWH have internal seals, like the Warns.
            '67 sIIa 88

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            • Cutter
              4th Gear
              • Feb 2009
              • 455

              #7
              Alright, I suppose I'll order the hub seal set that our host sells and go to town. It is hard to say what is leaking given the dispersal on all surfaces, so I'll go step by step. I saw an image on Pangolin 4x4 of my FWH brand new and it looks like there's a paper seal shown. http://www.pangolin4x4.com/pangolin4...b/fwh/fwh.html
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              1986 3.5l 110 SW Austrian Feurwehr

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              • east high
                3rd Gear
                • Jan 2008
                • 337

                #8
                Originally posted by Cutter
                I saw an image on Pangolin 4x4 of my FWH brand new and it looks like there's a paper seal shown. http://www.pangolin4x4.com/pangolin4...b/fwh/fwh.html
                Yep, that's the paper gasket that goes between the hub and drive flange. Nothing FWH specific about it.
                '67 sIIa 88

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                • antichrist
                  2nd Gear
                  • Mar 2009
                  • 272

                  #9
                  Are they the Fairey's that look like this?


                  Or the really old ones? If they look like above I think there is a large O-ring that fits in the groove in the drive member.
                  Similar to the newer Selectro hubs.
                  Last edited by antichrist; 11-22-2011, 08:47 AM.
                  Tom Rowe

                  Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck
                  in places even more inaccessible.

                  62 88 reg
                  67 NADA x2
                  74 Air Portable - The Antichrist (tag 6A666)
                  95 D1 - R380
                  95 D90 - R380
                  97 D1 - ZF

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                  • Cutter
                    4th Gear
                    • Feb 2009
                    • 455

                    #10
                    Yea they look like that, but black if it is just an o-ring in can probably source from mcmaster or grainger.
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                    1986 3.5l 110 SW Austrian Feurwehr

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                    • cedryck
                      5th Gear
                      • Sep 2010
                      • 836

                      #11
                      large knob lockouts

                      Hey, I have those Fairey lockouts, where can I get a rebuild kit, just in case, cheers.

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