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Leak front axle

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Stillfly199, Mar 14, 2010.

  1. Mar 16, 2010 at 9:06 PM
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    all.on.black

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    Good job tackling it yourself and not paying someone to do it.
     
  2. Mar 17, 2010 at 8:22 AM
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    Thanks, I was gonna try to get the dealer to do it uner warranty, but having aftermarket axles I could only imagine what they would do or say. It was actually really easy. Hopefully it was done right haha.
     
  3. Mar 17, 2010 at 1:24 PM
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    Ok, so took it for a drive today and it is leaking 10x worse then it was before. This thing is driving me up the wall. I am at a loss for what the hell to do. I stopped by a shop and talked to the owner who is good friends with my parents and he said it could be that the seal got boogered up or it could be the axle. I am sick of taking the truck apart and putting it back so I asked him how much, just to check 1 side, and he quoted me Over $200 :eek: I had both sides taken apart and put back together yesterday in about 1hr. So it looks like I will probably be doing this one more time. If it turns out to be the axle I am thinking about saying screw it and buying the AP LT kit and moving on with my life.
     
  4. Mar 19, 2010 at 10:21 AM
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    If you buy the All Pro LT then you still have to retain the same CV Axles. Only the shaft is changed. You would still have the same problem. Why did you get aftermarket shafts? The diameter of the shaft could be smaller than the stock one leaving a gap between the shaft and seal. Before putting the seal on, did you check to see if it fit snug on the CV shaft?
     

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