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| petesherlock Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Vehicle(s): 290GDT, Pinzgauer 710, 404 Unimog, SIIA Landy Posts: 106  | weeping seals on wheels -404 -yes I tried searching Hi Folks, I am looking at purchasing a 404 and have given it the once over and everything seems to be there considering the age of the vehicle. It is 1963 vintage and is ex Swiss mil. The speedo says a little over 8000km and whilst I am not easily led to believe in odometers this truck is in very good condition. The question I have is regarding some seepage at the wheels on the inside of the reduction/portal housing. This is on all 4 corners! The vehicle has been standing for some time and there is some weeping there. Any ideas as to how much of an issue this is would be great. Many thanks. Pete Edited by petesherlock 11/9/2009 11:20 AM (IMG_0404.jpg) Attachments ----------------  IMG_0404.jpg (26KB - 23 downloads) | |
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| burqueDOKA Elite Veteran Date registered: Jul 2006 Location: Albuquerque, NM Vehicle(s): 1550L37Doka, 404 ROCKMOG, '00 G500 Posts: 622  | RE: weeping seals on wheels -404 -yes I tried searching That doesn't look too bad. Often times they will weep due to non-use, and will be fine once they get driven again. A good thing to look at is to open up the oil fill plug and ascertain just how low they are. Fill them all up with oil and drive around a few miles. Then inspect for visual leakage, it will either be bad, or just a small leak. The job to replace the seals isn't that bad to do, so if they are trashed I wouldn't kill the deal if it's the truck you want.  | |
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| petesherlock Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Vehicle(s): 290GDT, Pinzgauer 710, 404 Unimog, SIIA Landy Posts: 106 | ||
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| louwdj Veteran Date registered: Feb 2007 Location: Johannesburg South Africa Vehicle(s): 89 W460 230GE 5 door; 82 W123 230e; 99 W210 E240 Posts: 139 | ||
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| petesherlock Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Vehicle(s): 290GDT, Pinzgauer 710, 404 Unimog, SIIA Landy Posts: 106 | ||
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