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Old 09-13-2013, 12:36 PM   #1
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Leaking grease caps

I have a dust cap on one of my wheels that seems to be leaking grease and muddying up my rims. Can you use silicone on them to help stop the leak?
I've cleaned the cap area when it was off and made sure it was seated right when hammering it back on.
Any ideas? thanks
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Old 09-13-2013, 01:55 PM   #2
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HMC...there are all kinds of dust caps and dust cap seals available for your bearing covers. Plus... different greases that can be used if your grease is not staying solid and is dripping out. Here is just one link to a company that is dust cap and seal central....hope this helps
Wheel Hubs, Bearings & Grease Seals at Trailer Parts Superstore
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Old 09-13-2013, 04:17 PM   #3
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Thanks I've ordered a new cap to see if that helps. I was using Lucas red grease and it doesn't leak from the other 3 wheels. We will see if the new cap works.
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New or older unit? Are you certain it is grease? The reason I ask is that our last TT had brakes that did not work well from the day we bought it (new). We had black stuff radiating out from the center cap. It took a year to get fixed and when the dealer finally took the drums off, they found cosmoline on the internal parts that had contaminated everything. Cosmoline is a protective coating for bare metal parts that is supposed to be removed at the factory before they put together the wheel/brake assemblies.
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Bearing heating up on that axel?
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Old 09-14-2013, 11:46 AM   #6
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or a brake dragging.

Go for a 10 mile drive - or even less and see if one hub is getting much hotter than the others.
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I agree with Lifemember, if you have 1 of 4 leaking, there could be a problem. The bearings could be going bad, out of adjustment(either too tight or too loose), something faulty in the brakes, or tootight on the adjustment.
I would pull that hub and drum off, closely clean and inspect the bearings and seal, also the brakes to make sure everything is the way it should be. Then repack and reassemble and properly adjust the brakes and bearings.
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Have you just pumped grease into the axle or actually removed bearings and packed them correctly?
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First find out what is causing the problem (bearings or brakes dragging), THEN pull things apart and fix the cause.
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