I know that seal manufacturers make "sleeve & seal" kits for this groove
problem, but I've only seen them for domestic truck axles. The kit comes
with a sleeve which glues on to the grooved portion of the axle and an
oversized seal. The sleeve provides a smooth surface for the seal to
ride on. I've not seen them in VB or Moss catalogs. Anyone?
Go to a good neighborhood parts store and ask to look through their seal
catalog "buyer's guide." This will be the catalog with all the seal
dimensions and types. It is boring and tedious, but you may get lucky
and find a sleeve and seal kit that will fit the B's axle. Be sure to
have the old seal dimensions, type of lips, and the diameter of the axle.
The only other possibility I can think of is you may have a bent axle.
But this should be evident by spinning the hub and looking for runout.
Good Luck
-Jeff
On Wed, 20 Sep 1995, Jay Hartwig wrote:
> Please help me guys. Gear oil from the rear differential is
> leaking into my brake drums(right hand side only), via the oil
> seal, oil seal collar. My B is a '78 model with the later
> type rear end. I've replaced the oil seal several times to no
> avail. I noticed that there is a small groove worn into the
> collar that the oil seal surrounds. Suspecting that this
> groove might be the problem I exchanged the collar from the
> left hand side with the right hand side. I also took the
> tensioning spring out of a new oil seal and took it apart, cut
> off some of it, and put it back together, making the fit
> tighter than original. It still leaks, but not as much. Do
> Ireplace the oil seal collar and oil seal and hope this solves
> the problem(as of today, I've only replaced the oil seal)?
> Could there be some free play in the bearings that is allowing
> my axle to move around, thereby allowing oil to penetrate
> crevices between the oil seal and collar.
> Has anyone else had this same experience? Please email me if
> you have any questions.
>
> Thanks
> Jay
>
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