Why grease leaking onto my wheel?

[jonogt6]

Originally Posted by 100percent

Thanks for looking at this guys. I actually have the old axles. I took them with me after the repair. So unless he gave me somebody else’s old axles, then he did change them out.

Anybody else have an idea where the grease may be coming from?

Id be very worried why they'd gone so rusty! Mine are 20yrs old and look nothing like that even with British winters.

[Starter986]

Seriously... I'd be taking it to another mechanic and ask, "Are those new axles".

If the reply is not affirmative... We're getting you $900 back.

[78F350]

I recently bought two new axles from Rock Auto for an 80s VW. One was marked as a "manufacturer's closeout" and was priced at about 1/10th the cost of a genuine, new VW part. The axle arrive unpainted with some rust spots on it "new". The axle for the other side was good quality, new, and priced a lot higher.

If your axle was a new part, I expect it was a cheap knock-off made of Chinesium rather than an OEM $900 part. Someone saved money and it wasn't you.