Grand cherokee WJ, front hub fail ?

Grand cherokee WJ, front hub fail ?

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pcn1

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Thursday 7th September 2017
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Need a little advice here chaps...

Im the process of changing the front diff oil yesterday, I glanced along the axle towards the back of the off side wheel hub and noticed the dark stain of a dried oil leak allaround the axle casing. Very similar to when the rear oil seals started to fail.

So Im assuming:

1) Its the hub seal thats failing and slowly letting out the diff oil ?
2) You have to replace the whole hub as a unit, not just a new oil seal and bearing ? (I have watched a few youtube vids of the job)
3) Its going to be a MOT failure or advisory ?

Cheers