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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 11:06 AM
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Front Diff Leaking

it looks like its leaking from where the front driveshaft goes into it. could it be a bad seal? how hard is it to replace this seal?
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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Search "pinion seal", I'm afraid I don't know much about replacing it.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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Pinion seal. Did mine in about an hour. Not too bad.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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does replacing it jeopardize the preload on the pinion bearing and crush sleeve and such?
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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not unless u crank the hell out of the pinion nut. its an easy job
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