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Tag Axle Leak Back of Tire

Was under the rear of the coach trying to get to the leaking HWH exhaust valve for passenger side tag and I notice oil on the back side of the tag tire. I then looked at driver side tag and had oil leaking also. It does not look like they have been leaking long. I checked the level and it is still showing full on both sides.  As you can see from the picture it looks like the leak is between the hub and disk rotor mount. Is this a rear hub seal leak. 

Anyone know any place in Houston that would be good at fixing this.  Since I have had so many problem with brakes in my 1997 U295 being worked on by incompetent people I am gun shy.
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

Re: Tag Axle Leak Back of Tire

Reply #1 –
Get some water solubledegreaser and clean it off real good then check again,may be nothing to worry about,does it smell like gear oil.
96 U270 BUILD 4810
85 380SL
Drummonds TN.

Re: Tag Axle Leak Back of Tire

Reply #2 –
Quote from: John44 –
Get some water solubledegreaser and clean it off real good then check again, may be nothing to worry about, does it smell like gear oil.

Yes, it looks, feels, and smells like the oil that goes in the hubs.
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

Re: Tag Axle Leak Back of Tire

Reply #3 –
Sent you a PM
Rudy Legett
2003 U320 4010 ISM 450 hp
2001 U320 4220 ISM 450 hp
1995 U320 M11 400 hp
1990 Granvilla 300 hp 3208T
Aqua Hot Service Houston and Southeast Texas

Re: Tag Axle Leak Back of Tire

Reply #4 –
Maybe add a little Lucas seal saver ?
 

Re: Tag Axle Leak Back of Tire

Reply #5 –
Hey Jack, looks/sounds like my 2015.  The passenger side tag was leaking pretty good--some oil being thrown inside the wheel-well.  Drivers side was just starting to leak.  Its the inside hub seals.  Had a local company replace both seals.  Its not a complicated job but a pretty major effort--you have to remove the calipers [big/heavy] to pull the hub.  Then need to set the pre-load for the bearings to re- install hub.  My guess is that our non steer/non-lift tags are pretty hard on the inner seals--and on the tires too.  Probably doesnt help that I often forget to drop the tag bag pressure in tight turns....
Old Scout
2015 IH45
New Braunfels Tx