Front Diff Seals leaking again
My passenger front diff seal started leaking again. Am I the only one with this problem? Lucky me. About 10k miles ago at 12000 or so my front diff seal on the passenger side started leaking fluids. I took it in and the dealer replaced both driver and passenger seals under warranty. At that time the technician told me it wasn't my lift causing the problem and that it was just bad seals. Well here I am 10 thousand miles later and my passenger side seal is leaking again.
My theory is that either the half shaft surface is out of round and causing damage to the seal, or, somehow the seal's OD is to small and not sealing properly. It took 10k miles to start to wear and leak again. What else could it be? Your thoughts?
[EDIT 042208]OR, My suspension was lifted too much and it was causing excessive wear on the top inner part of the seal. This would happen due to the suspension remaining in a constant droop. I had my suspension at about 3 inches and I like to wheel the rig. I'm starting to drink this coolaid and believe that the premature seal wear is caused by too much lift.[/EDIT]
I'm taking it in tomorrow and I trust that Toyota will look into my unique situation. Growing pains continue with my FJ but I still love it.
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Chris 
Last edited by frogeye : 04-22-2008 at 09:50 PM.
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