What is the cause and was it preventable??
My 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel has a little over 100k miles. Overall and "good old truck", but a recent inspection reveals front and rear differential seals need replacing. Leaks were spotted by a loc...
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You can do as Don describes but do your homework first so you know exactly what your doing.
The nut needs to be marked before removal and then re-installed by screwing it in the EXACT same number of turns and then lining up the markings you made during disassemble. If this isn't done correctly the bearing preload will be altered and it will fail.
Here is a great write-up of the process: Diff seal replacement
Scott
The nut needs to be marked before removal and then re-installed by screwing it in the EXACT same number of turns and then lining up the markings you made during disassemble. If this isn't done correctly the bearing preload will be altered and it will fail.
Here is a great write-up of the process: Diff seal replacement
Scott
