Chris01XJ

Trying to figure out what may be causing this leak coming from the front diff but its coming from where the front driveshaft connects to the axle. Is it just a seal gone bad or something else?? This picture is not recent because now the diff fluid has soaked all the way down to the front of the diff cover but you can see where it started in this picture. Tell me if you've had this leak before.....

zr2toxj

Pinion seal is leaking.

Turbo X_J

Usually the pinion bearing fails & then takes the seal with it.

RTorrez1

^^^3X

Chris01XJ

those parts arent expensive, anyone ever tackle this repair?? how hard would it be?

Bustedknuckle

It isn't too bad.

Juan4you

Not bad, when you put back, just need to torque it down, which I dont know the specs. Sorry

caged

you have a low pinion. it has a crush sleeve, so i would suggest taking it to a shop that has the tools and the know how to retorque.

i've changed many, but all were high pinion and don't have the crush sleeve.
much easier as you can just torque the nut.

Chris01XJ

In that case ill drop it off with my mechanic, I really dont feel like messing with it. Dont have the time. I'll go ahead and buy the bearing and the seal to knock them out at the same time. Thanks guys!