Notices
95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners 4th gen pickups and 3rd gen 4Runners
Old 03-30-2016, 03:37 PM
How-Tos on this Topic
Last edit by: IB Advertising
See related guides and technical advice from our community experts:Browse all: Toyota Tacoma Transmission Guides
Print Wikipost

Rear axle seals fail after switching to Synthetic Differential fluid

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 01-21-2009, 04:01 PM
  #21  
Registered User
 
surf4runner's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: so.cal
Posts: 4,476
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Originally Posted by Strat
shortly thereafter the seals failed and leaked into rear brake drum. This in turn warped the front rotors
bump...since the OP never returned.
how could the rear seal failing warp the F rotors??? i already had that issue


ive been using synthetic in the diff for over 100k (@ 173k) and just had the first? RR axle seal leak.
Old 01-21-2009, 04:44 PM
  #22  
Registered User
 
toy_tek's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 1,342
Received 9 Likes on 9 Posts
Originally Posted by surf4runner
how could the rear seal failing warp the F rotors???
When the rear seals leak, they essentially lube the rear shoes eliminating any rear braking action. So in order to stop, all the braking falls on the front brakes. The additional heat buildup is what causes the front rotors to warp.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
jerusry
Axles - Suspensions - Tires - Wheels
1
10-19-2015 05:28 PM
andrewtexas123
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
3
07-14-2015 04:29 AM
Kalihi,HI
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
3
07-09-2015 04:29 PM
ItsJustD
95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners
4
07-07-2015 07:49 AM
toyoda8488
84-85 Trucks & 4Runners (Build-Up Section)
2
07-05-2015 10:18 PM



Quick Reply: Rear axle seals fail after switching to Synthetic Differential fluid



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:39 PM.