Need to pull axles?

[Timber]

I got into a bit of water this afternoon. Only the passenger side. Over the front tire and 2/3 up the rear (again, passenger side and I'm running 235/75/15s which sit at a real-world 27 3/4"). I pulled both diff covers and drained/refilled them--all looked great. So, the question is, do I still need to pull out the axles to check the tubes? Also, as a sideline question, I unscrewed the tranny drain plug, and the fluid looked normal so I hurried up and screwed it back in--do I need to investigate that further?

[Kejtar]

I got into a bit of water this afternoon. Only the passenger side. Over the front tire and 2/3 up the rear (again, passenger side and I'm running 235/75/15s which sit at a real-world 27 3/4"). I pulled both diff covers and drained/refilled them--all looked great. So, the question is, do I still need to pull out the axles to check the tubes? Also, as a sideline question, I unscrewed the tranny drain plug, and the fluid looked normal so I hurried up and screwed it back in--do I need to investigate that further?

if you checked the diffs you don't have to worry about anything else.

[sidriptide]

the outer tubes are sealed farther in, actual location depends if you have a disconnect axle or not, but i would not expect to have any real troubles.. it is a good idea to clean out the tubes regularly because stuff does settel in there but just a single water crossing shouldnt introduce enough debris in there to make something go bad.. it wouldnt be a BAD idea at all.. but not nessecary unles you do this regularly

[Timber]

Thanks, guys. This time was the worst as far as water depth. I'm mostly concerned because I'm just learning how to do my own work. I just did my read DS u joints the other day for the first time. I'll get there. Changing the diff fluid is no biggie--I do it yearly--but removing axles to clean the tubes is a bit intimidating yet.
What about the tranny fluid that I mentioned? It had been sitting a good hour or so, so I figured any water would have settled by then. Or at the very least, the tranny dipstick should have looked like a milkshake, right?