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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 12:18 PM
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Grease knuckle

Hey guys I'm in the process of replacing my hubs and found a lot of built grease om the driver side knuckle. What could be causing this? Thanks for any help
 
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 10:48 PM
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could that be from over greased balljoint.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 11:47 PM
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Well to be honest I don't think so, I looked and the axel seal looks wet, what else could be causing this?
 
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Old Oct 27, 2013 | 02:12 AM
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does it smell like gear lube? unmistakable stink in my opinion.
 
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