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Rear diff leak - warped axle housing end causing seal to leak
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<blockquote data-quote="lulu62" data-source="post: 2021840" data-attributes="member: 66733"><p>Thanks for the replies [USER=19591]@downforce137[/USER] and [USER=356]@mprice1234[/USER] ! My apologies for the bad photos. I know it's hard to help with bad info. I have pretty limited photos from the job. Admittedly, at the time, I wasn't quite sure what I was looking at. But if it helps, attached are 1. a photo of the original seal (how it looked when I first opened it up) and 2. a photo of the new seal installed and seated showing where the diff fluid can drip out of the bottom. This was before any JB weld.</p><p></p><p>1: Original seal before removal:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]451634[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>2: New seal I installed showing residual diff fluid drip:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]451635[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Regarding the photo of the original seal, I wonder if that wear on the inside is indicative of an impact with the axle shaft, potentially the same impact that bent the housing?</p><p></p><p>Is it worth trying to get a welding shop or rear end specialist to shape the housing back into place? I suppose it depends if the axle shaft is bent, because if it is, I guess this would just happen again.</p><p></p><p></p><p>FWIW, here is the axle. I didn't get great photos of it at the time. I didn't realize I should be looking at whether the axle was bent. Will be able to get a better look when I take it apart again.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]451636[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>(Also [USER=19591]@downforce137[/USER] - not sure why I held the seal backwards for the first photo, ha. I didn't even end up using that seal, as you can see, so that photo is not particularly helpful - it just illustrates the warping most clearly, I think! FWIW, I ended up using <a href="https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=4730067&cc=1447337&pt=1852&jsn=19&_nck=HllVxRCey1%2B2aVRDo41oQcMse1xIL9SL3KmW9dQXSf%2BAJlcOi2imTXTfOFLWd%2FZ7qi3oWcgQbtUbHWnXqgzgJn%2FbHYDoYX9%2B0IpBtr%2BXZSEiiNcMa7J7j5Fjf189AHVH0hddItBt%2FLza5U1EyRy2qGFhH%2BoJkWOodm5fSI7uthILXQ%2BW4SeRjEye16KIQy2jzOaA4Mn7rrLCVbx6vHTNDmjDvWT78u3qar5EvY2qefM0eB3Z38OGEYEvnO6S%2FRIiYaDXE8duIpQHRu62eHH7wO8gFRUWhrZTE57EQ%2Bd0ljwkzcXu%2F5l5E%2Fv88l6Mpu18" target="_blank">this seal</a> to match the prior seal.)</p><p></p><p>Thank you very much again for the help!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lulu62, post: 2021840, member: 66733"] Thanks for the replies [USER=19591]@downforce137[/USER] and [USER=356]@mprice1234[/USER] ! My apologies for the bad photos. I know it's hard to help with bad info. I have pretty limited photos from the job. Admittedly, at the time, I wasn't quite sure what I was looking at. But if it helps, attached are 1. a photo of the original seal (how it looked when I first opened it up) and 2. a photo of the new seal installed and seated showing where the diff fluid can drip out of the bottom. This was before any JB weld. 1: Original seal before removal: [ATTACH type="full" width="357px" alt="IMG_3428.png"]451634[/ATTACH] 2: New seal I installed showing residual diff fluid drip: [ATTACH type="full" width="353px" alt="IMG_8518.PNG"]451635[/ATTACH] Regarding the photo of the original seal, I wonder if that wear on the inside is indicative of an impact with the axle shaft, potentially the same impact that bent the housing? Is it worth trying to get a welding shop or rear end specialist to shape the housing back into place? I suppose it depends if the axle shaft is bent, because if it is, I guess this would just happen again. FWIW, here is the axle. I didn't get great photos of it at the time. I didn't realize I should be looking at whether the axle was bent. Will be able to get a better look when I take it apart again. [ATTACH type="full" width="335px" alt="IMG_8544.jpg"]451636[/ATTACH] (Also [USER=19591]@downforce137[/USER] - not sure why I held the seal backwards for the first photo, ha. I didn't even end up using that seal, as you can see, so that photo is not particularly helpful - it just illustrates the warping most clearly, I think! FWIW, I ended up using [URL='https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=4730067&cc=1447337&pt=1852&jsn=19&_nck=HllVxRCey1%2B2aVRDo41oQcMse1xIL9SL3KmW9dQXSf%2BAJlcOi2imTXTfOFLWd%2FZ7qi3oWcgQbtUbHWnXqgzgJn%2FbHYDoYX9%2B0IpBtr%2BXZSEiiNcMa7J7j5Fjf189AHVH0hddItBt%2FLza5U1EyRy2qGFhH%2BoJkWOodm5fSI7uthILXQ%2BW4SeRjEye16KIQy2jzOaA4Mn7rrLCVbx6vHTNDmjDvWT78u3qar5EvY2qefM0eB3Z38OGEYEvnO6S%2FRIiYaDXE8duIpQHRu62eHH7wO8gFRUWhrZTE57EQ%2Bd0ljwkzcXu%2F5l5E%2Fv88l6Mpu18']this seal[/URL] to match the prior seal.) Thank you very much again for the help!!! [/QUOTE]
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