brake fluid leak!

[gwh200]

good luck dude,

keep us posted

[SurfingNow]

by the way do we have to stick with DOT3 brake fluid or can we use Dot4?

[gwh200]

by the way do we have to stick with DOT3 brake fluid or can we use Dot4?

dot 4 is fine

[Woodzie]

It's a sod of a job .....hope you have access to a press to push of the old collar and fit the new .....Oh and some oxy helps

[dirtydog]

It's a sod of a job .....hope you have access to a press to push of the old collar and fit the new .....Oh and some oxy helps

yeah I didnt read this at all before starting the numpty thst I am. couldnt get it out with my limited tools so carried it down the road to a garage who will hopefully change the bearing so I can put it all back together....
tony suggested I grind it off which I didnt fancy looking at it so I hope they can fix it for me. getting dark soon though

[dieselboy]

just been out to the surf and its got fluid leaking everywhere from the drivers side rear wheel. any likely culprits incase I need to order some parts and fix tomorrow?
I havent got time to look today im out in a mo.

i saw some oil that had flicked off the wheel yesterday but put it down to driving through something, at least it didnt all leak out while driving (although I did notice the brakes getting worse last night )

i bet its that brake compensator that i mentioned i had done on mine because it gave out on me in the middle of france!
if it is the brake compensator, then expect tip top brake pedal once its done! (probably)

[dieselboy]

it looks like its coming from within the drum so I guess ill get a new cylinder.

hehe ignore my last comment,... i got excited. sorry

[dirtydog]

garage didnt call me back and then they went home which leaves the surf on axle stands blocking the pavement
hopefully I will pick it up tomorrow fixed and if not ill find someone who can do it (shame your a bit far Tony for me to pop round).

[dieselboy]

when people say tony i never know if they mean me or tonyn.. but most likely tony means tonyn, im just 'someone that comes on here called tony lol'

when mine was leaking fluid, there was a puddle under the axle, there were drips around halfway between the diff and wheel, and also around the wheel area where the fluid ran down something.. but when i drove it around then parked in a new spot, there wasnt any fluid around the wheel, and i could see the expensive compensator was all wet. thats how i knew

[dirtydog]

yeah sorry I meant TonyN! its deffo the bearing/seal im just waiting for the garage to open so I can see if they fixed it or not yet!!!