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After mowing the lawn yesterday evening I thought I'd have a quick look over the 80 series and make sure everything was travelling A OK.
Unfortunately I spied something I did NOT want to see. Oil is dripping down slowly onto the centre of the sway bar!
There also seems to be a bit of oil coming from the driveshaft / uni joint.
Please advise on what you would do here. I hope this isn't going to cost much to fix. Labour is going to be the killer I guess as I don't have all the tools to do much myself.
Thanks.
the weeping round the uni joint is just the greece comming out of the uni as it heats up and becomes more runny....perfectly normal.
The weeping round the swivel hub is an indicator that the axle seals in the front are on the way out as they are letting the diff oil out into the swivel hub and contaminating the greece round the CV joint. When you change the axle seal i would just put a whole swivel hub seal kit through it too. about $87 on ebay.
The engine leak i cant help you with sorry.
My mind is like a steel trap....quite dangerous because i forget where i left it.
Thanks Luv to 4B
It looks as though I have a fair bit of work ahead of me.
Engine rear main seal as per advise on 4wdmonthly, axle seals, swivel hub kit, diff pinion seals, etc etc.....
If it doesn't get any worse I will leave it until my xmas break.
Check your diff breathers, blow compressed air thru them etc etc as they can cause a build up of pressure that will force oil past an otherwise servicable seal...pinion and axle!!!
And I would say your swivel joints look a little dry they need greasing!!
Main seal is your biggest concern try tightening the sump bolts first could get lucky
