Front diff seal leaking. Askin for help/opinion

Sweet. You have the parts list too?
Where do you obtain these?

 

read this post

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...-bearing-vibration-thread-20.html#post4813781

I'm going kayaking with the boys saturday which I may not be attending now due to work

 

Good info for drivers side.
No prob. Work is over rated.
I would rather work than fuck with this damn seal. Kayaking sounds even better

 

When you get a pic send it to me Joe. Ill have my buddy look at it is it the axle seal or the pinion seal was his question to me.

 

Outer diff seal. Passenger side

 

My buddy said it is either ripped or not set at the correct depth. Im not sure hed make the trip down but hes done them before on trucks at the dealer with no issues

 

Whats he say about depth

 

I was focusing on the bushing but this may give you some idea of the proper depth.

 

He didn't say what the depth should be... I don't think he would know off the top of his head... But he said if its not ripped it is "not seated right" which would be depth... I can see if he can give me a guestimation on depth for you

 

Kev is that the drivers side?? Looks like it. Hard to tell. What I gathered today there is no bushin on that side. Still not 100% sure. Toyo said no...but I dont trust them.

 

Let me know what you find out

 

My seal looks nothing like that.

 

My buddy said push that bitch all the way in...

 

Did you read Chase's post about the needle bearing on the passenger side??

read this again, post #400. Chase from ECGS explains about the design on the passenger side.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...-bearing-vibration-thread-20.html#post4813781

I would just pull the cv, install a new seal yourself & be careful when putting the cv back in. knock the seal in a little further than flush.

 

Don't worry yourself with passenger side bearings. I really loathe those diff seals, but if you want an extra hand, you can stop by my work when I'm on 3rd shift. I start Friday night @ 11pm to 6am and will be on that shift til next Friday.

 

And here is seal depths


Passenger side depth (into the diff tube
0.1890 to 0.2284 in.
Driver side (flush)
-0.0177 to 0.0177 in

 

Got it. Thats what im going to do.

 

A immediate significant leak like that indicates. The seal is torn, or spring popped off the inside.

Also make sure the housing is not damaged where the seal was removed causing the oil to leak out around seal if this is the case, Put RTV on the outside of the seal.

There is a needle bearing/bushing on the Pass side but it is inside the carrier and does not support the CV shaft so it is not an issue for seal leakage.

When you remove CV check new seal on CV shaft and make sure it is a good fit. I don't see how it could happen but the CV shaft could be undersized.

 

thank you for chiming in