Recent content by gijoejw

Well I can report back that I do not have a leak now! Let it sit over the weekend, drove it 10 miles today at lunch and let it sit more, nothing leaking out. Big test is the highway but looks like I fixed it!

The seal on the shaft was actually really good had two lips and it was nice and tight as it slipped into the housing. I put everything back together and moved it back out to where I park it. No leaks yet. I’ll drive it Monday and see how it does. If it leaks…. I’ll have to either get a new...

Don’t know, I pulled it apart without checking which I had to pull on the seal felt like it definitely was in there sealed.

Bearing was not spinning, its new and it fit good, drove perfectly, just leaked.

It was brand new. I felt like they had attempted to get it fixed and whoever the mechanic was was clueless.

So did some redneck engineering. Welded that hole that look like was caused by a tool. Very carefully sanded it down. That’s where the seal sits and is prob the biggest cause of that leak. It’s a non rotating surface so I filled that gap pretty good. Gonna use a light sheen of rtv and see...

This is def worse than i thought. Previous owner spun a bearing and it gouged the housing…. Sooooo…. What do you guys recommend? It’s not like bad to where the bearing doesn't work, its the seal area is rough and ate up the last seal.

I only had the picture the shop I had it at took and it was not a good picture, so I ordered the 9912S seal and new bearing and locking ring. Im going to take it out soon and study upon it and really see whats going on. I feel like the axle they had in it, is a not so high quality one. If its...

I have an 03 Sahara and everything is great with it, got it about a month ago. I knew when I bought it, it had a leaking left rear axle seal. Bout the only issue. So I took it to the shop I use and when they took the axle shaft out, it was new, with a new bearing and seal. There was a small...