I noticed over the weekend that my 130k miles 4x4 was starting to weep a little gearbox oil from the driveshaft oil seal on the rear diff (I check under the car most weekends for tell-tale signs of anything breaking - this is a new leak that's started in the past couple of days).
With the front driveshafts, you'd release the lower ball joint to allow the hub to swing clear of the end of the shaft after removing the securing central nut. Can't see how this can be done at the rear. New seal is a fiver - but don't want to shell out hundreds to get it done (I might just have to adopt a policy of frequent top-ups of the diff -- the fill plug is level with the bottom of the shaft, so I think it's only the 'splash' when in motion that will leak out)
Thanks in advance
Pete
With the front driveshafts, you'd release the lower ball joint to allow the hub to swing clear of the end of the shaft after removing the securing central nut. Can't see how this can be done at the rear. New seal is a fiver - but don't want to shell out hundreds to get it done (I might just have to adopt a policy of frequent top-ups of the diff -- the fill plug is level with the bottom of the shaft, so I think it's only the 'splash' when in motion that will leak out)
Thanks in advance
Pete