What's is bad?

Is this a sign of a bad axle seal, wheel bearing, brake cylinder or something else? Thanks

Is it wet around the wheel cyl? If its bone dry, I would say axle seal. I am lazy though, so I would do both, unless you are converting to rear discs later

Didnt seem to be wet around the wheel cynlinder. But not sure how long this axle has been sitting because it was a junk yard find.

If its coming from the JY and you have the time i'd just go ahead and do the wheel bearings and the axles seals... Eliminate future problems before they happen

xj_maniac_newb said:

If its coming from the JY and you have the time i'd just go ahead and do the wheel bearings and the axles seals... Eliminate future problems before they happen

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x2 axle is already out just do the bearing and the seal at the same time. do both sides and forget about it for the next 100k miles.

Sounds like a plan. Thanks

if it was in the JY and you are using the brake assy's I'd go ahead and replace both wheel cyls. as well, they're cheap.

Pz10420 said:

Is this a sign of a bad axle seal, wheel bearing, brake cylinder or something else? Thanks

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D.) All of the above

So far the cyliders look OK. But if it's a junkyard axle and you don't know where it's been, I'd make sure the gears were in good shape, then go from end to end and replace everything. Like said above wheel cylinders are cheap.

I used to sell bearings, and I was actually fascinated with how they all worked. We carried EVERY kind of bearing, bushing, pillow block, needle bearing...for applications from computer fans to cruise ships to airliners. Imagine my disappointment when I found out I could not just replace/pack/service the front bearings on my XJ...the rear end, another story. I'd replace it all if it were me. Bearings, races, seals etal., fill it up and hopefully never worry about it again.