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 Posted: 12-12-2005 02:14 am
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edward_davis



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 I seem to have a slow weeping leak from my left rear wheel bearing.  When I got my '75 JH this summer, the leaking oil had scrudded up the brake shoes and gotten into the hydraulic cylinder.  The front side of the cylinder was frozen, and it took a lot of work with a scouring pad to get everything moving freely again.  Also, the scrud had gotten into the fluid and through the whole system, so I had to bleed all of the old fluid, etc. 

Anyway, I have the brakes working perfectly well now and my question is about the leaky bearing.

1) how difficult are these to replace?

2) do I really have to replace it to stop the oozing?

3) How does one go about lubricating these bearings?  Since it has lost a certain amount of lube, I think it probably needs to be helped out.

Any general information about working with this part of the car would be welcome.

Thanks,

Edward Davis