[Healeys] Leaking rear axle hub (BT7) following recent installation of new seal!

[Mike]

I had the same problem on my Honda Prelude. Seals installed backwards do 
not seal very well.

Mike

Seattle


On 9/14/2016 2:42 AM, Alan Bromfield wrote:
> Just a wild guess. Did the seal go into the hub the right way round 
> (lip seal toward the bearing)? To go from a weep to a flood suggests 
> the garage may not be familiar with the seal direction.
>
> Alan Bromfield
>
>
> On 13 September 2016 at 22:55, philip fish <philipfish at waitrose.com 
> <mailto:philipfish at waitrose.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi all,
>     6 months ago my local garage replaced the seal on the O/S rear
>     axle which was weeping slowly. When I took the wheel and drum off
>     today everywhere was covered in oil from a major leak. Previously
>     the garage replaced the oil seal, bearing, bearing spacer, hub
>     lock washer and the paper gasket. There is no O-ring on this model.
>
>     Does anybody have any ideas what might have gone wrong? I assume
>     the seal has completely failed. Any helpful advice I can pass onto
>     the garage?
>
>     Phil
>
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