eBay hubs leaking. Alternatives?
#1
eBay hubs leaking. Alternatives?
Oem hub was leaking. Decided to go with an eBay replacment, thought I was having trouble getting the o-ring to seal, but it's def the hub itself.
These things have been all over the board in price for years but I was under the impression that there were really only two gigs in town, oem and Chinese. Is there a middle of the road unit that will hold up (and not leak) and isn't $300-400
These things have been all over the board in price for years but I was under the impression that there were really only two gigs in town, oem and Chinese. Is there a middle of the road unit that will hold up (and not leak) and isn't $300-400
#2
https://www.lucky8llc.com/collection...t-hub-assembly
Probably Brit part but they will stand behind the product at least
Probably Brit part but they will stand behind the product at least
#4
Vent is clear, and it's definitely the bearing seal. Diff fluid is coming in one side and out the other. Blatant trail of oil from behind the flange, down the hub case, and a drip formed at the bottom of the axle-hub joint.
#6
Lol, guys, it's not the o-ring. Its the bearing seal. Diff fluid is getting through the bearing, and coming out the other side. That's what's happening. I've checked, and attempted to seal, three times now. All three times, it was quite evident where the fluid was dripping from. But I'm a dumbass and didnt want to admit I wasted money and hours on a pos chinese part.
So please just impart your hub buying experience upon me so that I may go and throw some money at it.
So please just impart your hub buying experience upon me so that I may go and throw some money at it.
Last edited by KingKoopa; 12-06-2018 at 10:55 PM.
#8
Lol, guys, it's not the o-ring. Its the bearing seal. Diff fluid is getting through the bearing, and coming out the other side. That's what's happening. I've checked, and attempted to seal, three times now. All three times, it was quite evident where the fluid was dripping from. But I'm a dumbass and didnt want to admit I wasted money and hours on a pos chinese part.
So please just impart your hub buying experience upon me so that I may go and throw some money at it.
So please just impart your hub buying experience upon me so that I may go and throw some money at it.
#9
I believe this one was only $50-60, so possibly a significant quality disparity.
#10
You're right, it shouldn't, hence my deduction that my cheap pos hub is indeed a cheap pos, because fluid is in fact entering it from the axle tube, and exiting it just behind the drive flange, where the bearing is.