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Originally Posted by paulkramer
Huh?! What do the springs have to do with the diff oil seal?! I mean, they are a little shorter (1.3") when fully loaded, and I briefly thought they might be the culprit, but the CV joints should accomodate such a small decrease in spring height. And if it's due to the springs, why aren't all the guys on crsx having this problem? Many (if not most) of them have much more severe drops, and I have only heard of one or two guys having this issue, and it was resolved by replacing the seal.
The new springs have different spring rates than the OEM, I hope. I don't know the numbers, but they are definitely stiffer. They'd better be, if they are shorter!
I am 99% sure they are seated properly. What do you mean by "imbalance"?
BTW, going on almost a week now without a single drop of fluid on my garage floor! I'm not claiming victory yet, but this most recent seal replacement I only inserted the seal until the outer edge was fully seated in the trans case, unlike the other times when it slid further into the trans case. Maybe that is the ticket. Hard to believe....
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I was thinking of something totally different.
When you said "embedded spring thingie", I thought that the rubber gasket was seated on top of a spring which pushes it to the other surface. That's why I like pictures rather than letters!
Yes, you're correct about the CV joint being able to take a decrease in height.
I did say I never took a diff apart.
. Sorry for the confusion!
Glad to hear everything is working out!