Thread: [B]4x4 front wheel bearings and river crossings[/B]

Originally Posted by longrange308

If you take a look at the seals they are designed to keep grease in not not water out
Ad that to the water pressure trying to get in
And ad that to the vacuum created by rapidly cooling the hot housing/hub
You could have 3m high breathers and water would still get in there
Makes you feel good is about all they do

well that sounds not too far fetched but iv got em and im gonna pretend they do something! extended the fuel tank breather, two diffs, trans, and transfer case. I think for the price it was worth doing just in case you are wrong. Iv got a 1993 hiace, its not really a vehicle that can be traded in for another once its flogged out as they stopped making decent 4wd vans after 1993. so Im gonna do anything I can to try keep it well.