hello my 96 dakota in the rear on the right side the brakes are full of grese what is the cause of this help help

 

My best guess is it's coming from the axle, but that's without seeing it first hand

 

axle seals or the wheel cylinder

 

If the "grease" looks like gear oil, you have a bad axle seal and its leaking out from the differential/axle housing. If it is actual grease (as in the solid, not the liquid) then it could be the wheel cylinder, but they don't hold all that much grease.

 

better check your axle seals....

 

I would also check your wheels cylinders (if you have drum brakes) those are pretty goog for leaking over time.

 

I doubt it's the wheel cylinder unless your loosing brake fluid, cause if they start to fail they will leak brake fluid as well as any grease that may be in them.

 

agreed, but at the same time how do we know its not leaking brake fluid? dakota26, is it leaking brake fluid too? if so, then its the wheel cylinder. if not, then its the axle seals

 

Lol, there was an indirect question in there. In a way I was asking if it was leaking brake fluid while suggesting that if its not then its not the wheel cylinder

 

hello guys thx 4 the help i got it fixed it was the seal all good now and sorry 4 not geting back to you sonner