Went grease the rear drive shaft and found oil all over the E brake drum. I have read this is not a terrible job, anyone have a link to a how to or just go with Rave

 

Richard, interesting watch here, which could be your culprit. With some covid downtime a while back I had found this fellow & found him to be extremely helpful. I’ve since watched several hours on the LT230 from his channel & he points out this failed o-ring seal causing the appearance of a rear seal leak or gasket fail.

may or may not be the issue with yours - but I found so much good information I ultimately donated coffee money & have even purchased the kit he put together to address this common fault.

Britannica Restorations

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3M2b_8ZCm3s

 

I'm experimenting with 4 oz Blue Devil Pour n Go in both my TCs. Should know if it works after 1000 more miles.

Britannica guy is funny and super practical, and knows Rovers inside and out.

 

I used the pour and go in my transfer case. Seems to have worked well for my situation. I also used in the engine and it tidied up a number of my seal leaks. We'll see how long it lasts.

 

I hope some others will weigh in on this but my feeling is that we shouldn’t be using the pour in sealers on anything that we want to last. My understanding is that it will swell all the associated seals, which will probably seal better, maybe even for a couple of years, but they won’t last. There is a place for it though if you want to buy some time before needing to rebuild the unit, or get rid of the vehicle.

 

Agreed. It is not a long term fix. I am just kicking the can until I can get around to doing it correctly.

 

Great. I think that’s exactly what the stuff is good for.

 

@SundayFunday I love that guy, but my brake drum has the gear oil over it and you can see the seepage. According to the land rover mechanic who was on our trip this weekend it is about 90 minute job if all goes well

 

I have had a bad leak coming from my intermediate shaft seal for the past year and a half. I filled it back up (about 1/2 liter) with 85w-140 and that essentially slowed my leak down enough to basically stop it. I was getting a quarter sized drop in the driveway every few days and now it's been a quarter sized drop in a month and 1500 miles later. might be wroth a shot to go thicker, unless the Canadian weather would be bad for such a thick oil. food for thought!

 

@tnrangerover good idea but I already run that weight, I need to replace the the rubber donut on the drive shaft anyway so it all kind of works out. And my ebrake need to be service and pads checked too.