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Diff seal leaks from flange?


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I need help now! i will start doing my seal then thing is ive seen forum say to use a sleeve kit. well my seal leaks from the front of the flange! right in the center you can see it wet i imagine is still the seal am i correct?
 


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Yes it is.. When you replaced the lipseal and put the sleeve on, did you use a torque wrench to put it back? You're setting the pinion bearing preloaded so too tight or too loose and it'll kill the bearings and it might leak as well.
 
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If the leak is coming from the center of the flange, where the nut is, you need a new nut. The nut's threads have sealant on them and fluid can leak through the threads too.
 

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Sorry i just got on had a long day and i think it was worth it. So i replaced the seal worked great the first time. however i made a lot of marks even measured the depth of the treads to nut first three tries nut was too loose and made a bad whining noise luckily i was flipping the rear hanger so my bed was off :D so after the third time i had the ruler and found out i counted wrong and was tightening one turn less than what it was. well at the end it worked like it should at least today it did not leak a bit this is the first time i ever did this so i guess its fine that i messed up. thanks for the help!
 
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