Help! passenger seal will NOT stop leaking

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Apr 27, 2006 | 01:27 PM

#21

usd2sing

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maybe contact this guy..??

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Apr 27, 2006 | 01:36 PM

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5.0_CJ

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Drifting

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Just got off the phone w/ shaun who had a halfshaft for me. He told me those groves are completely normal, halfshafts with 5,000 miles have groves in them already, happens real quick,, said nothing to worry about. I am going to have to trust this since he was going to sell me one and advised me of that.. so.. I'm goign to check the vent.. I taped all the vents up ebfoer I painted the transaxle, maybe I left tape on one. If so that will **** me off for all this trouble.

Apr 27, 2006 | 01:41 PM

#23

usd2sing

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From: fort worth texas

ok, awesome!

but i really dont remember seeing any grooving on mine. did my hubs @ 104k mi.
if i would have seen any grooving i would have called my shop (21st).

hope its a simple vent plug...that would be great.
good luck,
dan

Apr 27, 2006 | 01:52 PM

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5.0_CJ

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Drifting

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if not I'm hanging myself with an extension cord from a rafter in the garage.

Apr 27, 2006 | 07:14 PM

#25

5.0_CJ

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Drifting

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anyone else seen a little groove in there halfshafts? I checked the old diff and I didnt see any wear marks from the shaft hitting the seal or case.. so it dosent back up the fact that it might be a normal occurance.

Apr 27, 2006 | 09:52 PM

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5.0_CJ

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Drifting

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screw it, im tearing it apart again, enough of this.

You need some enthusiasm to do this job a second time, lets give it up!

Apr 28, 2006 | 10:20 AM

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5.0_CJ

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I'd like to take the time to thank GM for giving me the wrong o-ring. Reassembly will be delayed until saturday.

Apr 28, 2006 | 10:59 AM

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usd2sing

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 5.0_CJ

I'd like to take the time to thank GM for giving me the wrong o-ring. Reassembly will be delayed until saturday.

,

how did u find out????

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Apr 28, 2006 | 01:19 PM

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Well the new ring I had is wrong, the old ring looks like the correct one. I didnt see any leaking that was obvious once I had the cover off, the ring was seated correctly and I saw no burrs or any damage to it. I'm going to replace both o-rings now, and the seal from the diff to transmission and rtv all of them, torque to spec, and then let them dry for 6-10 hours and then torque down the DTE brace.