3rd gen Tacoma real axel dumping grease

My axel is covered in grime and grease and oil from the brake to the dif on my passenger side no oil coming from the front of the truck spraying back onto the axel. Thinking it’s an axel seal which makes a lot of sense. Can’t find any guides to repair it online. Any tips. The wheel doesn’t shake when I kick it.

 

You "can" diy it but honest for the troubles and tooling required this is one of those things i'd say to just take to Toyota.

You wouldn't really ever see much for play at the rear axle unless the drive axle is about to leave the chat group.

 

Are you sure the axle seal could be your shock? If it's the axle seal, I would think the back of the drum dust cover would be caked as well, at least the same amount as the rest. The shock could be leaking, blowing it onto the axle as you drive. I would clean it all up, check the oil level in the axle, take the drum off, and inspect.


Edit: to add links
https://youtu.be/fRkedFQkrqs?si=BKiMa4gaLsoXlZW3

https://adventuretaco.com/guide/ste...ring-w-abs-1st-gen-tacoma-or-3rd-gen-4runner/

 

It’s always a good idea to clean and check again but not in this case. The shock looks dry and that is way too much seepage to be oil from the shock.
There’s nothing else around the area that can leak like that besides the axle seal. You’ll need to remove the drum and you’ll find everything contaminated. You’ll need to replace the axle seal along with the rear brakes and diff fluid. Make sure you top off the diff fluid until you get it repaired. Otherwise you risk damaging the diff.

 

I would think the rear axle seal would be leaking through the drum and getting the inside of the wheel all full and slinging off the wheel.
It's difficult for me to believe a bad axle seal sprayed all over the differential but stranger things have happened.

 

There is something else going on to me. No oil on the wheels or rims at all? That is really strange with all the oil on the axle housing. Wonder if there is a small crack in the housing itself.

 

The shock looks all twisted in the lower shock mount and your leaf springs are all misaligned.

 

Pull wheel and then drum. Brakes axle end would be covered.

 

I think that housing is cracked at or right by the spring perch.