 Axle Issues, Leak |
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 Apr 5, 2009 - 9:25 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jan 20, '08 From East Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
I had my axles replaced (front) last week and finally got the car back on Wednesday. Well I drove home and parked it for the night. Drove to work next morning and parked (about a 45 min ride one way). When I got out of work I moved my car and noticed a good size leak (about a 1/4 cup) on the ground. Drove the car home and saw another leak forming when I parked it. I got it up on jacks and noticed the axle seal was drenched and srayed oil all over the place. I drove the car back to the mechanics for repair which they said it was in fact the axle seal (block side).
Question - Did I do any damage to my new axle??? from the leak? |
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Apr 5, 2009 - 9:55 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
Just to make you feel better.... I swapped in my new axle last weekend. Drove around all week, only to find a very similar oil leak coming from my axle seal and my tranny making funny noises.!
FML You didnt damage your axle. Its just the seal inside that needs to be replaced. This post has been edited by lagos: Apr 5, 2009 - 9:57 AM -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Apr 5, 2009 - 10:27 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '08 From East Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Thanks, good to know. You fix your problem?
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Apr 5, 2009 - 10:50 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
not yet. no one has an axle seal on a sunday
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Apr 5, 2009 - 12:08 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '08 From East Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I think they're hard to get any day. My mech had to order it from the dealer and even they had to order it.
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Apr 5, 2009 - 1:30 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 26, '09 From Longmont, CO. Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
autozone is usually your best bet, your axle is fine, those seals can be damaged easily, sloppy install or removal of the axles usually is all it takes, just keep up on your fluid levels so u dnt blow your tranny.
This post has been edited by Ryouxrs: Apr 5, 2009 - 1:31 PM -------------------- Lift Addict!! ^_^
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Apr 5, 2009 - 8:35 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '08 From Orlando, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Get the axles seals from the dealer. When i had this leak when i changed my axles, every autopart store carried the wrong seal for our cars, and if the part number is used throughout the states, then they are all wrong. I tried carquest, auto zone, advance discount, and napa.
Save yourselves the headache! go to toyota! -------------------- ◊◊◊ My F/S Thread! ◊◊◊
QUOTE (14:19:21) Daniel: That was a JDM hole in the side of the box too. There was so much JDM trapped inside that box that they couldn't contain it, so they had to put a JDM hole in the box to let the JDM out. QUOTE Ferdi says (11:29) No, it looks like a hooker put her acid vag on your hood. Acid vag = bigger problem than a few dings. |
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Apr 6, 2009 - 1:39 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 26, '09 From Longmont, CO. Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
just depends on how much u wanna spend, ive had good luck at just normal parts stores
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Apr 7, 2009 - 8:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '08 From East Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Got the leak fixed. Cost me $26 from Toyota and my mech warrantied the work with no more leaks!! My car has been in the shop for almost 6 weeks (head work, exhuast work, axles, ball joints, suspension, etc) minus a day here and a day there. I've finally gotten it out now for good. Very happy.
This post has been edited by 6G96GT: Apr 7, 2009 - 8:56 PM |
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