Radio Van Projects..Leaky Wheel

Radio Van project....Leaky Wheels and Good Brakes
2001
Brake Drum/Oil Leak On Sept 8, 2001 I finally got some time to pull the brake drums to check things out. I was greatly relieved to see the wonderful condition of the front brakes. All new lining, no leaks, no rust, however I think I suffer from oil leaks at the end of the axle drive systems. The following snapshots show what I found!

Pulling the drums was a bear, some of the drum screws were all chewed up. I replaced them with some 10mm SS screws. These were a bit too big So, I had to grind them down to fit drums. An original screw is upper left, the large 10mm SS is lower left, and resized 10mm SS screws are in the pile. These are 6mm hex head screws. Surprise! Good Brakes, no leaks, on to cleaning. Brakes washed off More cylinder and good lining Absolutely clean brake drum showing no wear

Cleaning left front brake. No, the bottle was for me. Clean right front brake More left front brake Mog jacked up in driveway Everything really cleaned up nice!

Oil Leak Right Side 1 Oil Leak Left Side 2 Oil Leak Left Side 3 I fixed the oil leak by goozing it up with some high grade blue RTV sealant. It has stopped leaking. It really wasn't bad, just a drop or two each day but it was bugging me! I'll keep an eye on it include a picture of the sealant job. All sealed up, I just hope it lasts! - Nov 4

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Pulling the drums was a bear, some of the drum screws were all chewed up. I replaced them with some 10mm SS screws. These were a bit too big So, I had to grind them down to fit drums. An original screw is upper left, the large 10mm SS is lower left, and resized 10mm SS screws are in the pile. These are 6mm hex head screws.	Surprise! Good Brakes, no leaks, on to cleaning.	Brakes washed off	More cylinder and good lining	Absolutely clean brake drum showing no wear
Cleaning left front brake. No, the bottle was for me.	Clean right front brake	More left front brake	Mog jacked up in driveway	Everything really cleaned up nice!
Oil Leak Right Side 1	Oil Leak Left Side 2	Oil Leak Left Side 3	I fixed the oil leak by goozing it up with some high grade blue RTV sealant. It has stopped leaking. It really wasn't bad, just a drop or two each day but it was bugging me! I'll keep an eye on it include a picture of the sealant job.	All sealed up, I just hope it lasts! - Nov 4