From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Mon Oct 14 2002 - 19:44:52 PDT
I've unbolted the vent cap. After taking it inside and cleaningthe threads off, i blew into it, and it didn't seem to take much to blow through, but there was a point at first where it semed stuck.
It's soaking in some detergent, and I'm about to go and get it out, and hose it with water, then solvent, then wd-40. I guess I'll put it back on and see.
I noticed that on this one, the cap is not 'up' as much as the others. it does not seem to have a spring. I would think it would therefore be easier to open under pressure, but what do I know. The cap
does move up and down.
After getting the truck home the first time, from VA, I eentually got around to checking the fluids. That axle which is now leaking actually had a vacuum in it! As I removed the large fill plug, air
was sucked in. This shows it was working and at least had some kind of seal before.
Patrick Jankowiak wrote:
>
> well here we are 260 miles later, and it looks like the same symptom.
>
> I did replace the cork, used red silicon, even squirted some inside after putting the seal and inner nut in, and then following that with the lockwasher and outer nut.
>
> Here's what i have done with the truck:
>
> 100 miles around town, just for fun. speed from 0 to 55
>
> 80 miles to a friend's farm 50 mph
>
> half a mile or so, driving 20 mph around a pasture in low 6x6, to give friends' kids a ride
>
> 80 miles home at night, 50 mph.
>
> The leak became evident (by seeing the inside of the wheel get wetted) during the last 80 miles. It was dry before I left the farm. I noticed the leak the next day when it was light outside.
>
> I can only say that I put the new seal in the same way the old one came out; the side with the concentric ribs went towards the bearing, and the side with the flat rubber 9with slightly radial marks)
> went towards the outside.
>
> There's images at 'http://208.190.133.201/deuce_and_a_half/m35_axle_seals.html' showing how it came apart. Put it back the same way.
>
> I sure am frustrated!
> Any ideas where I went wrong?
>
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