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Do you have an idea why the grease on the rear axle outer bearings is melting and contaminating my brakes? The vehicle is a 1996 Ford E-350 Van. Thanks

you will have to remove the

you will have to remove the bearing and to do that the axle has to come out. go to autozone.com - register - add vehicle and go to repair section. you should get step by step with pics from that site.

(Quote)Do you have an idea

(Quote)Do you have an idea why the grease on the rear axle outer bearings is melting and contaminating my brakes? The vehicle is a 1996 Ford E-350 Van.

Are you sure it's grease from the rear axle bearings?

Have you ruled out leaking wheel cylinders?

The wheel bearing seal is

The wheel bearing seal is leaking. It can be caused by a bad bearing, bend axle or just age. I believe that the axle is held in by bolts at the backing plate (part that the rear brakes attach to, in a drum brake system.

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