Knuckle Wipe Seal Replacment
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:24 am
I've been using my truck more and after fixing my battery problem something else has cropped up.
I parked the truck after another 200 mile drive and the next morning I noticed my garage smelled a little funny. Gear oil. Looking under the truck, I am guessing it is my Knuckle wipe seal, see pics. I was hauling a heavy enough load, off road, and 200 miles of pavement, but have never seen this. I understand sometime these can act as a pressure relief for the hub?
#1) I am going to get under the truck with a good de-greaser and clean everything up.
#2) Check fluids in hubs and diffs.
#3) Top up fluids as needed (honestly, time to change out fluids anyways)
What's the consensus? Has anyone replaced these seals? They are cheap enough at SAV. I generally don't like leaks and would like to replace the seals if it's something I could do. I am assuming there will be some dis-assembly of the front wheels, hoping it's a relatively easy fix (ie, I don't have to remove front axles or springs or diffs). I will be reading up in the manual over the weekend to get some more knowledge, but always appreciate hearing from those that have done this before.
Thanks in advance!
I parked the truck after another 200 mile drive and the next morning I noticed my garage smelled a little funny. Gear oil. Looking under the truck, I am guessing it is my Knuckle wipe seal, see pics. I was hauling a heavy enough load, off road, and 200 miles of pavement, but have never seen this. I understand sometime these can act as a pressure relief for the hub?
#1) I am going to get under the truck with a good de-greaser and clean everything up.
#2) Check fluids in hubs and diffs.
#3) Top up fluids as needed (honestly, time to change out fluids anyways)
What's the consensus? Has anyone replaced these seals? They are cheap enough at SAV. I generally don't like leaks and would like to replace the seals if it's something I could do. I am assuming there will be some dis-assembly of the front wheels, hoping it's a relatively easy fix (ie, I don't have to remove front axles or springs or diffs). I will be reading up in the manual over the weekend to get some more knowledge, but always appreciate hearing from those that have done this before.
Thanks in advance!