I am leaking gear oil out of the passengers side axle. Now I was hoping just the seal needed to be replaced. A shop looked at it and said the axle house appeared to be bent so just replacing the seal would not help. I brought it home to check it out myself. Now this is a Used axle I bought because of the gear ratio so I really don't know its history. I checked the tube on that side with a straight edge in as many places as I could (not a bracket in the way) and it appears to be straight.
I talked to the shop again and was told "you can't tell from the outside, you have to tear it apart and check from the inside" I'm not sure I understand why.
This is a Dana 30 front BTW
Now I might buy that it is bent because here is what happens.
If I park it with the wheels turned to the left it leaks a lot, I can stand there and watch it drip out. The first night I did this I lost about 1/2 quart, made a nasty mess.
If I park with the wheels straight ahead it leaks about a 3 inch circle over night.
If I park with the wheels turn to the right I get a couple drops.
Now I can see the short term solution here, but I don't want to pay for a new seal to be installed if I'm just going to have to junk this axle.
Any opinions are welcome.
I talked to the shop again and was told "you can't tell from the outside, you have to tear it apart and check from the inside" I'm not sure I understand why.
This is a Dana 30 front BTW
Now I might buy that it is bent because here is what happens.
If I park it with the wheels turned to the left it leaks a lot, I can stand there and watch it drip out. The first night I did this I lost about 1/2 quart, made a nasty mess.
If I park with the wheels straight ahead it leaks about a 3 inch circle over night.
If I park with the wheels turn to the right I get a couple drops.
Now I can see the short term solution here, but I don't want to pay for a new seal to be installed if I'm just going to have to junk this axle.
Any opinions are welcome.