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Diff leaking

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Diff leaking

Post by johno88 »

so i get home from toolangi the other day didnt go through any mud holes and started to grease the uni joints and notice that the rear diff is leaking oil around the pinion. put a new pinion seal in yesterday and it pisses oil out worse that what it was to start with. i couldnt feel any slop/movement in the pinion. what should i do? what could it be?
thanks in advance.
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Post by mousee »

Could be a new defective, wrong part number, a burr on the yoke, faulty install (happens to the best of us), etc.
I would swap it out and check those things while ya' got the yoke off...
better to look the fool then to open your mouth and remove all doubt :flippoff:
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Post by paul44b »

You might need to put a speedy sleeve on the pinion, the old seal would have left a groove,when you put the new seal in it is probably not quite in the same spot as the old one,there pretty easy to install...also check your diff breather is not blocked
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Post by johno88 »

yep no worries think ill go with the speedy sleave. thanks for your help guys, ill let ya no how it goes.
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Post by trains »

is the diff breather blocked??

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Post by johno88 »

I put a speedi sleave in it and put another seal in, took it for a 10 minut drive and it had one tiny drop of oil, any ideas now? thanks for your help to.
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Post by Sigjero »

If the seal is of the type that consists of a metal ring with a rubber ring on the inside (like timing case oil seals and axle shaft oil seals), don't forget to put stag paste or silastic (I find stag is better) on the metal part of the seal that contacts the diff housing.
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Post by paul44b »

Give it a couple of days, it could just be oil from putting it together..Paul
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Post by bazzle »

As stated... Is the breather blocked or kinked?
If Toyota original type throw the valve away and extend.

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Post by johno88 »

it already got extended diff breathers on it and no there not blocked or kinked at all
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Post by johno88 »

It would appear that it doesnt leak what so ever after a long drive yesterday. thanks every one
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