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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 12:47 AM
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I had the grinding problem when turning so 6 months ago I had the differential flushed per bulletin. Then since the problem came back and was worse I just had the clutch packs done this week and I picked her up Fri evening. The car had a weird smell like methane sorta but did not think anything of it. The next am i went for a 70 mile trip and noticed the back of the car was splatter with some kinda oil then when i got home I noticed the garage floor had dif. fluid on it. I am brining it back first thing mon am but has anyone had this happen after performing the bulletin. What might it be?

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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 12:57 AM
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Probably an axle seal accidentally cut or improperly installed during reassembly...Mr. Goodwrench?
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Probably an axle seal accidentally cut or improperly installed during reassembly...Mr. Goodwrench?
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Overfilled, puked out the vent after it got hot.
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Diff lub stinks. Some GM diff lub has a "grape" scent added to it to help to mask the odor, and eliminate customer complaints on order.
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