Cottontail
Three-De Off-Road
- Location
- Nashville, TN
Swapped an HP D30 with 4.10s into my 2001 XJ. Axle came from a 1996, so it has the vaccuum disconnect. We bypassed the disconnect and used the axle shafts from my 2001 axle. When we did the install, we installed a seal at the end of the long (passenger side) axle tube at the point where the tube empties into the differential.
It appears that the fit isn't 100% because I am getting gear oil draining out of the axle tube and pooling under the axle shaft u-joint. So, it is getting past both the inner and outer seals.
I drove it on the street yesterday and lost quite a bit of fluid. Tonight I pulled the tire, put that end on a jack stand and then jacked up the drivers side so that it was off camber draining towards the passenger side. I got a pretty steady stream coming out that axle tube.
If I tilt it the other way, I get no fluid loss out of the drivers side axle tube.
Any solutions to end or minimize the fluid flow/loss?
It appears that the fit isn't 100% because I am getting gear oil draining out of the axle tube and pooling under the axle shaft u-joint. So, it is getting past both the inner and outer seals.
I drove it on the street yesterday and lost quite a bit of fluid. Tonight I pulled the tire, put that end on a jack stand and then jacked up the drivers side so that it was off camber draining towards the passenger side. I got a pretty steady stream coming out that axle tube.
If I tilt it the other way, I get no fluid loss out of the drivers side axle tube.
Any solutions to end or minimize the fluid flow/loss?