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gen4 - oil dripping from kingpin
05 Jan 2026 11:02 #263272
by facade
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic gen4 - oil dripping from kingpin
Now we know it has been in an accident severe enough to bend the hub, I'd say it is only the axle oil seal that is leaking and the bearings are probably ok.
This may be because the axle tube is bent pulling the halfshaft to one side- as Martin says check it for straightness or it might be that while the hub was bent the halfshaft wobbled about and wore the seal out.
Find out what it is first, if the axle tube is bent it can be straightened (or replaced), but you will have to take it off to do a proper job.
In The Olden Days LandRover did a tool for bending their axle tubes in situ, but this was for correcting steering geometry, and I've never seen one in real life, only in a Series II workshop manual.
This may be because the axle tube is bent pulling the halfshaft to one side- as Martin says check it for straightness or it might be that while the hub was bent the halfshaft wobbled about and wore the seal out.
Find out what it is first, if the axle tube is bent it can be straightened (or replaced), but you will have to take it off to do a proper job.
In The Olden Days LandRover did a tool for bending their axle tubes in situ, but this was for correcting steering geometry, and I've never seen one in real life, only in a Series II workshop manual.
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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