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Old 06-18-2019, 11:37 AM
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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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How the **** are we suppose to know?
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Thats a leak all right. You should probably fix that






and check the seals
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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?
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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
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The reddish brown piece between the green piece and the diff housing is the seal.
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I bet you pulled the circular spring out of the seals.
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
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.
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
Seriously, poke the pink part with your finger and I bet it moves.
FTFY
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So do u think the axels just aren't seated correctly?
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No. Replace your seals.
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Ok will do!
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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.
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
Seriously, please poke the pink part and see if it moves. Take a video doing it.

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