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TB58 you have the right attitude ! Things happen and we just have to deal with it. I'm constantly telling that to my son who just wants everything to be perfect now ! We all know that life is messy at best ! and at worst is just a B!tch ! I hope your problem is easily solved though.

Oil leaks happen. That is just the nature of moving vehicles. There are many reasons why the seal could be leaking in so short a time. You used new bearings right ? Did you get them tight enough when you assembled it ? I torque the wheel bearings down to around 250 to 300ft Ibs, then back them...

Don't feel so bad about your progress. At work (transit agency) we can take up to a week to do all the brakes on a 60ft bus. That is 3 shifts working on it. Of course we replace everything including the "S" cam bushings, plus our brake drums weigh in at 250Ibs and the whole wheel assembly weighs...

I'm sure the military never had the ERDLator running over rough terrain. Just bring it into a site and leave it there until the camp moved. It is a beast of a thing though and should have been installed on a 5 ton truck !

This is where I bought mine from.

If you perform the retrofit of adding a zerk fitting to the trunnion cap, you can install the relief valve where the old zerk fitting went on the bottom of the trunnion. I did this after I blew out my oil seals by over pumping in the grease ! :doh:

Remember TB58 to loosen the trunnion caps before lubing the bearings. Or you can install a pressure relief valve.

OH OH ! If the wife is on board then look out ! Soon she will want her own deuce ! If only I was so lucky ! Lately my wife has started calling my deuce "the other woman ! " .

Good preventive maintenance is always the best hedge against possible breakdowns. Good job !

Garret don't push it. Let your body heal or you'll reinjure yourself.

We've been using "Green Grease" at the transit agency for years now. We call it "Green Slim" . The stuff is fantastic ! I tried to buy it for my personal use but could not find anyone selling it for public use. Thanks TB5B for the link !