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Well after a couple of long weeks being parked in the back yard I got to changing my diff/tc fluids and noticed that the axle seal on the front diff is leaking pretty bad along with the CV boot seals. The boots were only slinging a minor amount of grease, so no major alarm.I found the threads on how to just repack grease and replace the factory clamps on the CV boots with hose clamps but cannot find any info on which type of grease. However the axle seal where axle joins the front diff is a real cause of concern. I am pretty sure that I need to replace the axle seal, and inspect other things that are related. The leak is on the drivers side.
So here are my questions;
-1) Which type of grease to fill CV boot ?
-2) How to change/repair seal on the differential?
The reason I am looking to do this repair myself is the fact I have 66k and don't think that the local dealer is just going "help" me. Especially since the one time I did take it to them they wouldn't even cover an obnoxiously loud idler pulley back when it had 51k! With that in mind I have decided to forgo the dealership and take on this repair myself. I am sure that the cause of the seal to fail was the 18 or so miles that it was driven after I swamped it (another hard learned lesson). My theory is that the water that did get inside turned into steam which pressurized the housing which blew out the seal since it was the weakest point. Scuba mods have been being added!!! Along with a grocery list of repairs to the interior (hence the weeks of being parked in the yard) So any help or link would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. I can post a pic of the leak if needed .
On a side note; can the two breathers on the starter be snorkled? I am thinking that the one on top can be but the one on the bottom is nothing more than a drain and should ave if nothing else, a simple 8"-12" tube facing straight down.
So here are my questions;
-1) Which type of grease to fill CV boot ?
-2) How to change/repair seal on the differential?
The reason I am looking to do this repair myself is the fact I have 66k and don't think that the local dealer is just going "help" me. Especially since the one time I did take it to them they wouldn't even cover an obnoxiously loud idler pulley back when it had 51k! With that in mind I have decided to forgo the dealership and take on this repair myself. I am sure that the cause of the seal to fail was the 18 or so miles that it was driven after I swamped it (another hard learned lesson). My theory is that the water that did get inside turned into steam which pressurized the housing which blew out the seal since it was the weakest point. Scuba mods have been being added!!! Along with a grocery list of repairs to the interior (hence the weeks of being parked in the yard) So any help or link would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. I can post a pic of the leak if needed .
On a side note; can the two breathers on the starter be snorkled? I am thinking that the one on top can be but the one on the bottom is nothing more than a drain and should ave if nothing else, a simple 8"-12" tube facing straight down.