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tricky
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 03:18 am: | 
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I recently had a rear wheel bearing replaced as it was leaking oil quite quickly. When the shop took the bearing off the axle, the seals have "DO NOT DISMANTLE" After ringing around LR and the seal manufacturers, the conclusion was that the seal itself cannot be replaced and the bearing is actually a sealed unit, meaning the whole bearing had to be replaced. The cost was AUD1200 (USD650) just for the bearing.
Naturally I followed up on the logic of it all, and came up with this explaination: As the LR is based on a military vehicle with a heritage as long as my arm, field servicing was meant to be quick and simple. Hence the ability to quickly replace the bearing instead of repacking. Nice if you have an army quarter store behind you.
My father in law is an old retired mechanic, and mentioned that during WW2 some sort of glove was available to fit over the wheel bearings to stop sand etc. As I do a lot of sand driving in Western Australia, this sounds like a good idea, but where do you find such a thing?? |
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