blistovmhz
NAXJA Forum User
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- Vancouver, BC
98 XJ - 8.25 rear axle w/ 4.10 gears and posi.
1. Right drum is coated in a super heavy oil or grease. Seems to be coming from the axle. The stuff is super thick, but may be just a lot of mud/water mixed with gear oil?
I don't know what seals what in an axle/diff. Gear oil makes it's way into the axle or should that be sealed off? If something's leaking out my axle seal, is that going to be gear oil?
2. If this is just gear oil from the diff and my axle seal is toast, does anyone know if this axle should have the seal pressed onto the axle or into the axle housing? I don't have the tools to cut a seal/bearing off the axle but I think I have a slide hammer to pull an axle housing seal out just fine.
Also, once I've got this all apart, what kind of gear oil goes in there? Read a tonne of posts but everyone just lists a brand and when weights are listed, they're inconsistent.
1. Right drum is coated in a super heavy oil or grease. Seems to be coming from the axle. The stuff is super thick, but may be just a lot of mud/water mixed with gear oil?
I don't know what seals what in an axle/diff. Gear oil makes it's way into the axle or should that be sealed off? If something's leaking out my axle seal, is that going to be gear oil?
2. If this is just gear oil from the diff and my axle seal is toast, does anyone know if this axle should have the seal pressed onto the axle or into the axle housing? I don't have the tools to cut a seal/bearing off the axle but I think I have a slide hammer to pull an axle housing seal out just fine.
Also, once I've got this all apart, what kind of gear oil goes in there? Read a tonne of posts but everyone just lists a brand and when weights are listed, they're inconsistent.