Recent content by 3or4runner

Thanks! If you are referring to the O-Ring that goes between the bearing housing and the axle housing, I think I would prefer it to leak there, then the gear oil wouldn't get on the brakes. it would drain out before ever getting to the backing plate. Would you agree?

Thanks for your reply! I understand how gear oil makes its way into the ABS speed sensor area, and I agree that a bad seal, or bad bearings, or both, would cause that to happen. The part I am trying to figure out is what path the gear oil takes from there, in order to get on the brake shoes...

Thanks for this great write-up! A very well made DIY! I am wondering how gear oil leaks past the bearing. In the picture above, it is hard for me to see how gear oil would flow past the bearing. But, looking at the pictures of your brakes (elsewhere in the thread), it sure seems like a lot of...

Well, that certainly answered all of my questions, thanks!!!

Glad I found this thread! My sister's T4R has gear oil all over the rear brake shoes and drums. I don't have a shop manual, but I want to replace the axle seals and brake components. I suspect this is a matter of pulling the axle, and replacing the seals. Are the seals located at the outside of...