redneck
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Prescott/Phoenix AZ
OK, here is my problem. I needed to replace my passenger side u-joint on the front so I pulled it all apart and put a new u-joint in. I slid the axle shaft back into the axle tube and put it all together then took it for a test ride. When I made it back into the driveway all I could smell was gear oil (not a very pleasant smell). It’s coming out of the axle tube. Is there a seal that I missed? I took it all apart again and put it back but still had the same problem when I got back from a short drive around the block. The only thing on the outside that seems to keep oil in and crap out of the axle is a piece of plastic that separates into two pieces. I don’t get it. I need to go out of town tomorrow but I cant when I have gear oil spewing all over. This was my first time ever pulling an axle apart so I dont know whats normal but this seems like a problem.
Thanks for any and all help,
Aaron
Thanks for any and all help,
Aaron
