water in axles

[fordgpa]

Hi there I have been testing,why I was getting water in my front axle .
I put some pressure on the hose connected to the hull [ about 0,3 bar ] and there was some air leaking from the diff seal .
Installed a new seal and yoke and no leaks .
I have tested this for 2 days at the Biesbosch meeting and was in the water for hours.
Kept a pressure on the diff, about 0,3 bar with a small 12 volt compressor for testing , mostly the air pressure was good .[ had to change this compressor was to small]
After coming home I opened up the diff and no water was in the oil.
I was wondering why the pressure was dropping sometimes.
The other place where water easy enters are the knuckle seals in combination with to much end play on the bearings .
I already use the CJ seals at the knuckle housing.
I pulled out some shims so the house has almost no play anymore and also no more air is leaking out / so no more water is getting in.
I will keep you update and add some pics as soon as I have them.
For the air supply I am now using a 12 volt compressor with a 6 liter tank .[ you need air when it starts leaking again]

Peter

[Cees]

Peter,

When I visited Richard Sanders we talked about a system with a very smal compressor ask him for more info.

Cees

[fordgpa]

Peter,

When I visited Richard Sanders we talked about a system with a very smal compressor ask him for more info.

Cees

Cees I have already a new compressor unit and it works great.

Thanks Peter

[Cees]

Peter,

Did you see the compressor unit and RVS air tank in a VW touareg ? Is this useble ?

Cees

[fordgpa]

Peter,

Did you see the compressor unit and RVS air tank in a VW touareg ? Is this useble ?

Cees

Cees I think you can use this , but if you have a small leak you need at least 34 liter/min to keep up with this.
I have a six liter steel tank with a 50 liter /min compressor cost € 100 euro and a regulator with moisture cleaner on it at 4 psi .
Further you need a few meters fasto air tube and some fasto connectors total cost € 30 .
If you want a better compressor you can take a PUMA brand they are tested for 1600 hours running without breakdown.

Peter