| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,803 | There should be a small piece of tubing threaded into the top of one of the axle tubes with a wobbly dust cap on top to keep dirt and varmints out. It allows the axle housing to relieve air pressure as things inside heat up. Sometimes they get clogged and internal pressure forces the lube past seals and gaskets. Sometimes the bolt holding the brass brake line junction block on is center-drilled to also be the housing vent. Jerry
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