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Boat wheel seal repair fixed on one side, leaks on the other

Original: Ok, new seal installed, new bearings, all put together with some grey goo, wonderful. Fill in some diesel to flush out t

A boat owner reports completing a wheel hub repair, installing a new seal and bearings with grease, then filling with diesel to flush out mud. The repaired side holds, but the opposite wheel now gushes fluid, and the filler sits on that side, complicating matters. The post reads as a wry account of a repair that revealed a second problem.

Why now: It is a relatable, self-deprecating DIY maintenance story where fixing one fault exposed another.

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• Ok, new seal installed, new bearings, all put together with some grey goo, wonderful. Fill in some diesel to flush out the mud and expectedly, the side I fixed is fine but its gushing out the other wheel now. The filler happens to be on this side, so for oil (or the diesel I'm… · yngmar@social.tchncs.de · 4

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