Axle Seal: Not the same question
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Burning Brakes
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As long as theres not a rough edge or erupted metal to tear or damage the new seal, you should be fine. Use some 2000 grit wet and dry and blend in the areas and then polish the shaft.
Make SURE to put some lube on the shaft and seal before assy.
BC
Make SURE to put some lube on the shaft and seal before assy.
BC
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Burning Brakes
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Cool. I _may_ need to do it again, based on how the seal was seated (strong recommendation for a seperate tool came too late to help. I _DID_ use a flat plate to seat it, but I can't exactly say it was 100% geometrically perfect while doing so)
Heel & Toe
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I bought a 2002 a few weeks ago and from what I am reading. I guess that I too have a drivers side axle seal leaking. How big a job is it to remove the axle to get to the seal? I'm a pretty good shade tree mechanic, but my experience is with old cars.
Rich
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Burning Brakes
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I have a drive on lift, which made things easier, but a couple of bottlejacks on flat concrete should get you set up okay. You can pull the brake, sensor, parking brake cable, sway bar, and top control arm...bigass nut on the driveshaft...and you should be able to pull the shaft out without disassembling the rest of the suspension. (Just be careful, there's a lotta stored energy there)....I did need a pickle-fork, too.
Heel & Toe
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Thanks for the information. I got an alignment today and that's when we saw that there was fluid on the left side of the differential. They quoted me $275 for the job. I'll think about it before I decide who's going to do the job.
Heel & Toe
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Just an update.
I drove my car 2,200 miles home after I bought it. I first noticed a very small leak half way home. For a couple of weeks at home there were a couple of wet spots the size of a quarter on the garage floor, but now, the leak has stopped. I've done nothing.
When I had the alignment done I had the fluid level checked. It was full, nothing was added.
I don't have a clue what caused the leak or caused it to stop. I'm just glad that it has stopped.
Rich
I drove my car 2,200 miles home after I bought it. I first noticed a very small leak half way home. For a couple of weeks at home there were a couple of wet spots the size of a quarter on the garage floor, but now, the leak has stopped. I've done nothing.
When I had the alignment done I had the fluid level checked. It was full, nothing was added.
I don't have a clue what caused the leak or caused it to stop. I'm just glad that it has stopped.
Rich
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Just an update.
I drove my car 2,200 miles home after I bought it. I first noticed a very small leak half way home. For a couple of weeks at home there were a couple of wet spots the size of a quarter on the garage floor, but now, the leak has stopped. I've done nothing.
When I had the alignment done I had the fluid level checked. It was full, nothing was added.
I don't have a clue what caused the leak or caused it to stop. I'm just glad that it has stopped.
Rich
I drove my car 2,200 miles home after I bought it. I first noticed a very small leak half way home. For a couple of weeks at home there were a couple of wet spots the size of a quarter on the garage floor, but now, the leak has stopped. I've done nothing.
When I had the alignment done I had the fluid level checked. It was full, nothing was added.
I don't have a clue what caused the leak or caused it to stop. I'm just glad that it has stopped.
Rich
Heel & Toe
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While I did not do much high speed travel along the trip home, I did really get on it every time I went up the ramp on the Interstate. It was about the only place that I could do that and not have to discuss it with a cop. About 0 - 80 in three heart beats. It felt good and I could not stop myself. Not that I wanted to stop myself.
Thanks for the information. Doing nothing is cheaper than a fix that I don't need.
Rich
Thanks for the information. Doing nothing is cheaper than a fix that I don't need.
Rich