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Jun 18, 2019 | 11:37 AM

BRG_Dylan

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Diff fluid everywhere

My diff is spraying fluid all over the underside of my car. I just did a diff swap a few weeks ago, did I not seat the axels or is it just a bad seal?

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Jun 18, 2019 | 11:40 AM

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How the **** are we suppose to know?

Jun 18, 2019 | 11:52 AM

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Jun 18, 2019 | 01:04 PM

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Jun 18, 2019 | 01:35 PM

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Thats a leak all right. You should probably fix that

and check the seals

Jun 18, 2019 | 02:12 PM

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When I had a bad seal, it sprayed. Yours is dripping a lot. Did you use OEM seals, and how full did you fill it?

Jun 18, 2019 | 02:14 PM

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Tbh the seals looked good and I was dumb and didn't replace them but they looked perfect, and I put fluid all the way up to when it started coming out

Jun 18, 2019 | 02:39 PM

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The reddish brown piece between the green piece and the diff housing is the seal.

Jun 18, 2019 | 02:41 PM

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I bet you pulled the circular spring out of the seals.

Jun 18, 2019 | 02:58 PM

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The reddish brown piece between the green piece and the diff housing is the seal.

Seriously, poke the red part with your finger and I bet it moves.

Jun 18, 2019 | 03:04 PM

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Seriously, poke the pink part with your finger and I bet it moves.

FTFY

Jun 18, 2019 | 03:16 PM

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So do u think the axels just aren't seated correctly?

Jun 18, 2019 | 03:27 PM

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No. Replace your seals.

Jun 18, 2019 | 03:50 PM

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Ok will do!

Jun 18, 2019 | 04:12 PM

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Seriously, please poke the pink part and see if it moves. I really think that is the seal.

Take a video doing it.

Jun 19, 2019 | 08:25 AM

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Quote:

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Seriously, please poke the pink part and see if it moves. Take a video doing it.

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