Help! Dif fluid coming out of passanger side axle tube and at the yoke

MI jeepskate

MI jeepskate

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I've got a huge problem. I've got dif fluid coming out of the axle tube and the yoke. I just had new gears installed with a motive gear kit and I guess that doesn't come with tube seal? What do I need to do to stop this!?
 
Same thing just happened to me after I had my balljoints and brakes replaced. I had a bunch of fluid coming out of the driver's side tube.

I brought it back to the mechanic and he ordered and replaced the seal within two days.
 
MI jeepskate said:
I've got a huge problem. I've got dif fluid coming out of the axle tube and the yoke. I just had new gears installed with a motive gear kit and I guess that doesn't come with tube seal? What do I need to do to stop this!?
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Your installer should have included a master rebuild kit and that would have come with new seals. To save on cost, I'm gonna bet he just went with a basic kit. You're gonna need new seals for your axles and pinion.
 
If you changed your diff cover, then he may have overfilled. That was the experience I had post break in period for the gears. Which also resulted in seal replacement :(
 
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JungerJk said:
If you changed your diff cover, then he may have overfilled. That was the experience I had post break in period for the gears. Which also resulted in seal replacement :(
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Overfilling your diff should not cause a seal leak. If they are leaking, the seals are just bad.
 
JungerJk said:
If you changed your diff cover, then he may have overfilled. That was the experience I had post break in period for the gears. Which also resulted in seal replacement :(
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If it were merely overfilled then the excess would get blown out the vent tube. Like Eddie said, if it's coming out the seal then that just means your seal is bad.
 
Without hijacking too much....if you have C gussets welded on, do you need to replace seals because of the heat or anything like that?
 
NFRs2000NYC said:
Without hijacking too much....if you have C gussets welded on, do you need to replace seals because of the heat or anything like that?
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No. The seals should be far enough away to not be effected from the welding. The same cannot be said about factory ball joints and the best way to address them is to have them removed prior to welding.
 
wayoflife said:
No. The seals should be far enough away to not be effected from the welding. The same cannot be said about factory ball joints and the best way to address them is to have them removed prior to welding.
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Me thinks that Im going to just upgrade em while Im at it...rolling on 35s I should probably ditch the stockers anyway.
 
MI jeepskate said:
i pulled the fill plug and fluid came rushing out, must have been an over fill as theres still a bunch in there
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I'm sure that's part of the problem for sure but assuming your breather tube isn't obstructed, your gear oil should NOT leak out the pinion or the axle seal.
 
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