More Bearings....

The wife moved our little jimny today, and I noticed a small pool of oil on the floor ... After going though all the metal oil leak possible problems in my head, I was confused ... Engine dry ... Gearbox .. Dry ... Front swivel joints ... Dry ... Kingpins ... Dry

So .... further inspection underneath revealed a thin sticky line up the inside of the rear wheel, and a trail comming from inside the drum.

Looks like a rear wheel bearing / seal... Time to spend more money with Martin ......

you have my sympathy, these things eat bearings way too quick!!

I suppse, given the abuse ours has recieved over the last 18 months ... Its not suprising we have only had the following fail ...
1 front Wheel Bearing
1 Starter Motor
4x4 vacuum bits fail
one clutch
and a set of brake disks / pads.

Add a rear wheel bearing to that

in 11 months (3000 miles) mine has had a complete set of bearings, front, rear and kinpins........

it is getting on my nerves now!!

Wow ... thats a lot !!!...

Any reason for it eating Bearings ? Our first Jimny lasted 4 years and, although was never taken swimming, was offroaded regularly. (bought from new)

Our current Jimny has already done 64,000 miles, so im not that surprised its needed a few components, and also given its been used almost solely offroad.

Did you change them yourself ? if so, are they hard to do ?

Make sure the axle breather isn't blocked first, if it is, it can force oil out of the seals at the wheelbearings.