Driver side axle leaks.
SOAZ said:
Well, the gears are great, the lockers work...
The front driver side axle leaks like the titanic out of the front diff....
I am thinking about doing it myself. I just don't trust ANY shops out there touching my truck again.
Anyone done those? Any good write ups on it out there? I hope there is not an inner seal that can only be reached from the inside of the diff... Is there?
I bet you are leaking for two reasons:
1-Your aftermarket gears have moved your Driver side CV out a bit from the diff due to thicker gears.
2-The existing seal is installed too deep into the diff.
Read through the link posted
here again. I had the same issue.
If you are mechanically inclined the fix is easy:
- Jack up vehicle
- Drain front diff
- Remove wheel
- Remove dust cover over 35 mm CV nut.
- Remove cotter pin from end of CV to allow nut removal.
- Temporarily install wheel.
- Lower wheel to the ground and have someone in truck step on brakes.
- Remove 35 mm CV nut. (depending on your wheels you may have to remove the 35 mm CV nut without the wheel on).
- Place jack under lower control arm and jack up to take some of the load from your front coils.
- Remove four lower Ball Join bolts
- Separate lower control arm from spindle by lowering the jack. You may need to lift the spindle up (just put the jack under the caliper and lift slowly, you may want to put a piece of wood under there too to protect the caliper). Also make sure to control the spindle as you are separating it from the lower control arm so it does not over stress your brake line or upper ball joint.
- Pull CV out (you may need to tap it out with a brass punch or crow bar and a hammer. This is much easier with some help but you can do it your self.
- Inspect inside of side gear where you just pulled the CV out of the diff to make sure the C clip at the end of the CV did not break. It typically breaks when removing a CV from an ARB IFS locked toyota diff. Use a magnet to pick out any broken pieces.
- Remove old seal using a screwdriver.
- Re-install old seal.
- Re-install CV. Again take it easy here because the C clips tend to break on re-insertion as well. Your CV will not be properly seated if it breaks. You can tell if it is properly seated by pullin on it afterwards (pull the steel part of the inner CV, not the outer otherwise you may pull the boot off of it). It should stay in place if properly seated.
- Re-install lover ball joint bolts with lock tite and proper torque (very importante step).
- Re-install wheel.
- Re-fill diff.
- Drive and be happy!
Odd tools and spare parts you may need:
35 or 36 mm socket
C clips for end of CV get a few spares to carry with you while you are at it should you need to repalce a CV while on the trail
small pencil type magnet to be able to go into side gear of diff to pick up any broken C clip parts.
Good luck.
Cheers,
P
