L Series front hub leak

dommie13 · Post by **dommie13** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:46 pm

Hey,

My 1991 L Series Wagon seems to be leaking out the front hub and when driving normally it makes a sort of a clicking sound, but stops when you get on the brakes at all.

Gonna have a talk to City Subaru tomorrow about it. Just thought I would post it up here first. Any ideas as to what it is?

Cheers

,Dom.

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:51 pm

couldbe a cvclick. what is leaking- oil or grease? other potential things could be bearings or strut

dommie13 · Post by **dommie13** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:26 pm

Nah it's not a CV click we know that much, It leaks an oil out of the centre side of the bolt on the hub, it gets little splatter lines on the wheels.

Goon · Post by **Goon** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:34 pm

Gday Dommie, would'nt be releasing grease through the outer bearing seal by chance? Too much grease applied during fitment of new bearings, damage to seals during cv renewal/manipulation or a loose outer section of front hub can do this---i packed the new bearing assembly in my L with way too much grease and suffered the same thing nearly a whole day. Hope you sort it out, can be dangerous to you and others to be spattering hot grease all over the road. Will you post what you find so we can all pass on the knowledge?
cheers mate-goon.

dommie13 · Post by **dommie13** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:40 pm

Goon wrote:Gday Dommie, would'nt be releasing grease through the outer bearing seal by chance? Too much grease applied during fitment of new bearings, damage to seals during cv renewal/manipulation or a loose outer section of front hub can do this---i packed the new bearing assembly in my L with way too much grease and suffered the same thing nearly a whole day. Hope you sort it out, can be dangerous to you and others to be spattering hot grease all over the road. Will you post what you find so we can all pass on the knowledge?
cheers mate-goon.

Well the bearings haven't been anytime recently, maybe even never? not too sure. It really doesn't spit out oil just leaks onto the wheel, I'll post up some pictures soon.

Cheers

,Dom.