Leaking Front Diff.

[limewire]

Well I finally got my Jimmy up on ramps to take a good look at what was leaking, turns out my oil cooler lines are fine but discovered a worse problem. My front differental is leaking from all three seals. So my question is do I have to take the diff right out of the truck? Or can I change them right underneath the truck without removing it?

[rlith]

Gotta remove it... Not that difficult... About an hour to remove it for a 1st timer... Use a jack to lower it though, and use wood on the jack, the walls of the casing on those are fairly thin...

[pies]

make sure to check the vent for the front diff.

[limewire]

I suppose the vent being clogged created enough pressure to blow the seals?
I'm assuming a shop would be expensive for this type of job?

[BlazerLT]

by repairing the vent, you might stop the leak altogether.

I have yet to hear about people blowing all three seals at once.

[limewire]

Well were the drive shaft comes into the diff. it is leaking badly and the left and right seals have a very small leak. How do I clean the vent? Thanks for any tips.