PACR Posted August 31, 2002 Share Posted August 31, 2002 My Escorts live axle (tenuous Seven link...) is leaking oil into the nsr drum. It's just failed its MOT, as the garage thought it was brake fluid dripping from the drum... but it was just oil nicely lubricating the shoes.... I blame Milton Keynes - I can't resist doing Sweeny style screeching round the roundabouts.... According to the Haynes bible it appears that it's necessary to remove the halfshaft, and get someone to relace the bearing as the oil seal is integral to the bearing. Is this right, has anyone fixed it more simply? As an aside - my exhaust rear box had gone and would fail the MOT. The garage at first couldn't find another one. However they then rang and said they'd got a complete system. OK I thought and got them to change it for the MOT. They even sprayed it - 'as it looked a bit tatty having been hanging around for so long'. Strange, but what the hell - some people really care what their exhaust looks like... On the way home I noticed the car was reluctant to pull higher revs, and overtaking was a bit of a letdown. On the plus side it was a hell of a lot quieter..... Turns out the garage got a much smaller diameter exhaust (propbably for an 1100) and did a cut and shut on the pipe run from the manifold to centre box using a section of the larger diameter original pipe to get it to fit the manifold flange.... Needless to say I'm not impressed....... No wonder they sprayed it - to cover up the use of a rusty old pipe. Hopefully they'll sort it out - otherwise it's Trading Standards. Piers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 Glad to hear that Escort Axles suffer the same problem that I have my Ital axle. This means that I won't worry about 'upgrading' to the Ford item. As an aside, sorry about the bad news - but this is where I trust a garage to do the work for me! Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycaterham Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 Piers, Yes you do need to remove halfshaft and have bearing replaced. This is a garage job, unless you have a 150lb+ press!!! Regards Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PACR Posted September 2, 2002 Author Share Posted September 2, 2002 Fortunately there's a pretty hefty press in work and a few chaps who are aways willing to help out. Just a pity there's no simpler way of stopping the leak. I've just got to source the right bearings now... The garage are being quite good - I suspect the supplier sent the wrong exhaust and some young chap used his initative once he'd sawed my old one off. If it wasn't for the rather surprising dent in performance I probably wouldn't be too bothered. Piers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F27 Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 Changing the bearings is an easy task if you have the right press, which you obviously do, if the bearing is really tight becareful not to bend the drive shaft (easily done) i usually grind through the locking collar to make is easier. The bearings can be located at your local BSL or any other good bearing supplier, tell him there are for an english axle, he will know straight away the number, they sell lots of them, the last ones i bought were £40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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