Small oil leak onto inside back wheel

[seabiscuit]

Hello all bongonauts,

A mechanic noticed a small oil leak on inside of alloy wheel on passenger side at rear. i have a 4WD bongo and he thought the seal had gone on driveshaft. Tried to replace - failed, plugged with silicone. Can still see v slight oil leak. He thinks whole driveshaft will need to be replaced £200-300 . Is that right do you think or is there anything else it could be. There is no noise, bongo has gone well for 2years but there is a definate slight leak as on new wheel (we switched the rear wheels over) i can see the new drops of oil forming inside wheel rim.

would welcome any help from bongoteers. Bongo is based in Kegworth, Leicestershire.

laters
seabiscuit

[dandywarhol]

The mechanic should've had the sense to check the diff breather - it's situated on the diff banjo and often clogged with underseal/crap. It can be prised out and cleaned.

Worth checking before handing over £300 for him to clean it out

[seabiscuit]

thanks very much for that supreme being. i think i'll ask my friendly mobile bongo mechanic - who doesnt do MOTs you see, to check this out sometime soon, before my hardearned is committed to something other than one of those fancy rooftop mats or a nice non-japanese stereo.

many thanks
seabiscuit