Help! passenger seal will NOT stop leaking
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Drifting
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From: Arlington TX
Help! passenger seal will NOT stop leaking
I've replaced it twice after I rebuilt the diff and installed a DTE brace, and after I spent sometime looking at it and thinking... I think it IS still the seal leaking, the case itself dosent look like it has any fluid on it, the brace is covered, as is everything on the passenger side of the car, completely caked..
the halfshaft was always covered in fluid, dripping. Ireplaced the seal with the new part number, as was the first one, and it still did it.. What could cause this? is it even possible to misalign the carrier in the diff?
This makes no sense to me and its VERY frustrating. The diff dosent leak when the car sits, only when its moving, teh halfshaft was always covered in fluid and it got flung all over the place.
the halfshaft was always covered in fluid, dripping. Ireplaced the seal with the new part number, as was the first one, and it still did it.. What could cause this? is it even possible to misalign the carrier in the diff?
This makes no sense to me and its VERY frustrating. The diff dosent leak when the car sits, only when its moving, teh halfshaft was always covered in fluid and it got flung all over the place.
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Drifting
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From: Arlington TX
DAMNIT!
still nothing... .I think its the seal still.. I pulled the just installed last week seal out and I see fluid behind it and pooling inside it.. how ****ing frustrating is this going to get. Is it possible to have the output shaft misaligned in the case itself? I took measurements and it looks straight in there in relation to the case, but that damn c clip always makes it look like its aligned at the bottom..
I just cant figure this crap out. It has to be comign out of this seal, and I cannot figure out why.
still nothing... .I think its the seal still.. I pulled the just installed last week seal out and I see fluid behind it and pooling inside it.. how ****ing frustrating is this going to get. Is it possible to have the output shaft misaligned in the case itself? I took measurements and it looks straight in there in relation to the case, but that damn c clip always makes it look like its aligned at the bottom..
I just cant figure this crap out. It has to be comign out of this seal, and I cannot figure out why.
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Drifting
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theres fluid all over the halfshaft, it has to be the seal. I Can't imagine fluid leaping off the top of the case and consistantly hitting the halfshaft to be flung all over the place.
the halfshaft is normalyl covered in fluid.
I just pulled the seal off (again) and it has fluid around the collar, and i noticed there was fluide underneath it, like it was leaking..
I dont see any signs the case itself is leaking like I originally thought.
what could cause that seal to leak over and over?
the halfshaft is normalyl covered in fluid.
I just pulled the seal off (again) and it has fluid around the collar, and i noticed there was fluide underneath it, like it was leaking..
I dont see any signs the case itself is leaking like I originally thought.
what could cause that seal to leak over and over?
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Drifting
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From: Arlington TX
its a symmetrical seal.. I can't imagine spinning it would help. IF it did, that would be scary.
the output shaft in the differential is what aligns everything... the axle rides on the shaft and is surrounded by the seal.. Originally I thought maybe the shaft in the diff was misaligned.. but that wouldnt make any sense since the other side dosent leak, theres no vibration..etc..
I did replace both output shafts and had the whole diff disassembled and reassembled, but it all went off without a hitch, I don't think its even possible to misalign that.. it just wouldnt work so smoothly.
the output shaft in the differential is what aligns everything... the axle rides on the shaft and is surrounded by the seal.. Originally I thought maybe the shaft in the diff was misaligned.. but that wouldnt make any sense since the other side dosent leak, theres no vibration..etc..
I did replace both output shafts and had the whole diff disassembled and reassembled, but it all went off without a hitch, I don't think its even possible to misalign that.. it just wouldnt work so smoothly.
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Drifting
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From: Arlington TX
as for pinched/rolled etc.. both seals I've removed look fine, I dont see any abnormal wear or anything on either side, I was thinking the bottom of the seals might appear to be more worn, but they dont... at every angle the seals seem to be intact and symmetrical.
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Burning Brakes
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From: fort worth texas
i dont have my spare case laying around anymore...so i cant verify this:
can the side case be miss aligned? rotated out of normal position. i think the bolts holes are equal distances correct.? can it be rotated to a diff reference? clock it?
im just throwing it out here bro...
EDIT: pm me your addy, i'll run my manuals out to ya..
dan
can the side case be miss aligned? rotated out of normal position. i think the bolts holes are equal distances correct.? can it be rotated to a diff reference? clock it?
im just throwing it out here bro...
EDIT: pm me your addy, i'll run my manuals out to ya..
dan
Last edited by usd2sing; Apr 26, 2006 at 11:44 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: fort worth texas
Originally Posted by 5.0_CJ
hey dan, wish you could stop by, that would probably be a breather... lol
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Drifting
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SOLVED! Thanks to Dan, had some second opinions, and we came to the conclusion its the half shaft... it has a grove in it, probably the last bit of collateral damage from the nuclear bomb explosion of the previous differential.
Super big thanks to Dan!
Does that look normal to you guys?!
Super big thanks to Dan!
Does that look normal to you guys?!
Last edited by 5.0_CJ; Apr 27, 2006 at 01:51 AM.
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Originally Posted by 5.0_CJ
Anyone have some insight, yout hink that would cause leaks?
Burning Brakes
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no prob CJ. happy to help
here's a thought...???
maybe take it to a shop/machinist or something and see if they could weld/fill and then turn it, getting it back to norm...???
just a thought.
here's a thought...???
maybe take it to a shop/machinist or something and see if they could weld/fill and then turn it, getting it back to norm...???
just a thought.