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On Wed, 2005-09-21 at 20:01, Keith Park wrote: > Today I put the subframe, tranny and engine back in the crate, but one of > the axle seals is running like a stream out the weep hole. At first I > thought maybe I didnt compress the Orings by not torquing the axle nuts yet, > but I did and its still running out. > > Is this an area that "has issues" with the swing axle cars? is it perhaps > cheap aftermarket seal kits that I used? things seemed to go togeather OK > but boy! its really pissin out. > > Any thoughts? > Axle nut HAS to be tight or they will leak. Everything has to be in the proper place. Including the oring on the axle. http://classicvw.org/gallery/Parts-book-pictures-only/axles #24 in this picture I think. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) '05 KIA Sorento SUV russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~