Another Leaky Diff... (PICS) Tips appreciated!
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Another Leaky Diff... (PICS) Tips appreciated!
Well, just bought an 02 Z, 21K on the clock and a leaky **** of a diff. What's interesting though is it's my passenger side leaking, I hear more stories about the driver side. Anyways, I got it up on a lift and was inspecting around and notice the leaky side axe has like a mm or 2 more seperation from the diff case than the driver side (see pics). Is this normal or is this the primary cause of the leak? I have a new axle seal and O-ring, just wanting to see if anyone else noticed had this seperation when they had leaks. Any tips/comments appreciated! Thanks
Leaky Passenger side:
Not Leaky Driver side:
Leaky Passenger side:
Not Leaky Driver side:
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I'm sure if you've read enough posts you are familiar with the standard fix for this..
As far as the position of the half-shaft, don't sweat it. It can "float" several mm between bottoming and hitting the retaining c-clip.
As far as the position of the half-shaft, don't sweat it. It can "float" several mm between bottoming and hitting the retaining c-clip.
Last edited by Dan_the_C5_Man; Mar 31, 2006 at 01:55 PM.
