New axle seals leaking...

Had the same issue with mine. Ended up doing it twice. New seals and bearings. But did one thing different. Cleaned my breather out. It was plugged.
But I saw you replaced breather also. GL with repair.

 

it happens again this is my 3rd time doing this jod . this time smell like grease only no no differencial oil yet . i know is my bearing going to try again . any advice guys ? i dont want to take it to steelership . i got an oem seal now .

 

There's 2 seals on these trucks. An inner and an outer. To replace the outer you have to remove the wheel bearing which is a bitch. I would only use OEM seals, but you may have a burr or an warped axle shaft killing the new seals. Could also be damaging them on install if you put any weight on the seal.

 

Thanks for ur response . the first time i did the work i change the outside seal . but the bearing is going out sooner . it work good for a month . so maybe i need a axle shaft ?
Any idea how much the steelership charges for this job .

 

So I'm seeing the same issue on an 02 tacoma v6 2wd. My assumption, after reading this thread, is to replace the wheel bearing, inner/out seal, and race. correct?

 

Yes sir thats what i did to mine . but now is going on my 3rd time fixing this issue .

 

Only thing I can think of is either an improper bearing install, bent shaft, or poor quality bearings. If I were you guys I'd stay either OEM or try to get some timken bearings and races. I think rockauto sells the Timkin bearings

 

@mtb4ever99 did u get ur seals fix ?

Got the same deal on my now .