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Whilst you have your wire brush out, check the axle breather hole is clear. It's a small 1/8" hole on one of the Salisbury axle tubes.
If it's blocked with paint or dirt, the axle may pressurise and oil leak past the seals onto the brake shoes.
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Button: looking forward to seeing you in Sun Valley, assuming I make it through the Colorado snows to the start in Newport Beach!!!
Calypso Red: when looking down on the axle the nipple is at 3 or 9 o'clock and the worm hole is on the opposite side at either 9 or 3 o'clock. It can take a lot of grease. I live off dirt roads so get a great deal of crud down there, I use a solvent spray to clean the area.
Last edited by britmog; 28/11/18 09:16 PM.
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1964 4/4 Series V Comp (Megan)
1994 +8 (Maurice) tis no more
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My 1994 +8 has the grease nipple and hole for the "worm"of grease to exit. Just serviced mine ready for the Morgans Over America rally in May. Hi Britmog, I have a 1994 +8 and although I have found the grease nipples on the rear axle just behind the back plate of the brake drums I have never found the "worm" of grease holes dispite persistent searching. Can you describe for me exactly where these holes are on the axle? Thanking you in breathless anticipation...... I clean the little hole with a small drill bit.
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