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Thanks again , Garry and John. I will put a new seal behind the square plate on the hub. But I am fairly sure the oil leak was the gasket . The wheel stud was completely missing so just to fit a new one. From the attached picture you can see where I am at now. Ready to take the arm and diff plate of...

Carrying on from the previous post in general topics, I have been gradually getting to the heart of the leaky oil problem. I was assuming that there were oil seals in the diff on the shaft before it entered the swinging arm. Now I realise that its the gatter( sorry Gaiters) that are leaking. So afte...

Thanks John and Garry for your helpful comments. I will endeavour to post in the correct subject area in future. I can not see where to put my location details or list my vehicles. (not a regular user of forums). I live just west of Portsmouth, South of Fareham . Hampshire .UK. I have downloaded the...

With my chassis back from being blasted and primed, I have a much clearer view of how to go forward with the rebuild of the 1967 Haflinger. I had my suspicions confirmed when I changed all the oils, 4x hubs, front and back diff boxes and then found oil weeping from both front inboard rubber gatters....

Thanks John, Got the chassis rolling now and nearly ready for the blasting. Went to speak to the local blast/plating shop and it turns out to be an old acquaintance of mine who has a couple of immaculately restored Willys Jeeps, so I feel he will be sympathetic to the process. I did all the metal wo...

Hello. I,m a new member and live between Portsmouth and Southampton UK. I recently purchased a polycab 1967 Haflinger in a sorry state. I am in the process of stripping it down and have a bare chassis nearly ready to blast. Bead blasting has been recomended. Very rusty flat bed but got the engine ru...