oil on my tyre

[wookie280]

hi there i have started to get oil dripping on my rear passenger tyre. i have just done an oil since i found it but does anybody know why and if i should be worried. i have a nissan safari

[mudlva]

Axle seal

[klompy]

May be brake fluid.

[Ashohman]

axle seal not motor oil diff gear oil mixed with axle grease coming out from behind the knuckle seal.

check this vid on youtube good tutorial on how to change them

[wookie280]

thanks

[Swamped]

I'd guess axle seal. It will be easier than the vids given its a rear axle seal. Just download a good service manual or manufacturer manual and its all covered.

[skid]

so its leaking on your 'tyre'

I would be looking to see where its leaking from as you may have spilt some oil inside and its leaking through the floor

otherwise I have no real answer to this question as theres absolutely no reason why there should be oil anywhere near your tyres unless of course you are a boy racer at heart and this is how you get the tyres to spin up for a burnout

[jasongreen357]

I have had this problem.
It goes like this. Park car on a sideways slope, go for a walk. come back and drive home. Get out and get a beer. look at car. "OMG there's oil on the tyre."
PANIC!!!!

Then ask around and realize that its a ridged axle and the stupid diff oil can leak straight out the end if the seal is worn. Oil on the tyre is from when you drove home and it spread all over the place.

Solution: Replace oil seals in hub and repack the wheel bearing with grease.

[basics]

check your break cylinder too

[muskie]

i would be checking rear caliper for a seal leak personally as a priority (will usually leak directly onto tyre when parked on the flat), then look for ''other issues'' get the oil that has leaked on you finger and smell it, there is a clear difference between diff oil and brake fluid.

caliper seal kits are cheap and easy to fit, makes sense to do both..