Not sure if I will have time to pull the drain plug this weekend, but if I do I will post it up. I did not know the plug was magnetic. I suppose if there are any metal shavings in there I've got my answer.
I do not know the history on the rear axle. What I do know is the truck has ~300k on it...
That's right, the freeplay you see in the video above has been there since before I pulled anything apart. I do worry that I have been running the rear diff low on oil for some time, as I only noticed the leak once it was topped up. However, I've never seen/heard/felt any sign of a bad...
Not that it really matters at this point, but I had the same amount of play before I replaced the pinion seal. At the time I thought a small amount of play was normal, but it was probably the only reason for the leak in the first place.
I think the front diff is pretty good, maybe I swap for now. I'm hesitant to buy a used diff since it seems like you don't know what you got until you have it installed.
Any clue what a rebuild might run? I see rebuild kits are ~$170 but no idea about the labor...
Well…nothing is ever as easy as it seems. Although I believe I followed @ToyotaMatt to the T, I still have a drip from the pinion flange/seal area.
I had another look today and I think it is simply because there is a small amount of back & forth play when the driveshaft begins to rotate. I am...
Ok…think I’m done with this job. Thanks again to @ToyotaMatt for the write up.
First order of business was sanding down the flange to get the tiny grooves out:
Next up was installing the new seal. I cleaned both surfaces with brake cleaner, greased the perimeter of the seal and applied a bit...
Need some help. This is a live look. Does this look salvageable or should I speedi sleeve/buy a new one? Can just barely feel the groove when I run my fingernail across it.
How can you tell if it’s the crush sleeve leaking vs the seal? I feel like I got the replacement seal in there flush. But I can’t tell exactly where it’s leaking with everything back on the truck. I just see the drip coming from here:
Thanks for the tip! I am just using 80w 90 gear oil as was recommended on a few threads here, no synthetic lube or anything.
I did pull the breather assembly apart yesterday just to make sure that was not the culprit. My setup has an extended rubber hose with the breather at the top. I pulled...
Thanks @ToyotaMatt , I did clean and grease the perimeter of the new seal and the sealing surface, but I did not use the orange F.I.P.G. as you mentioned. Think I need to re-pull everything this weekend, clean it up, take photos of what I am working with, and reassess. I'm not losing a ton of...
Thanks @ToyotaMatt, yup that is what I'm working with. The manufacture date on my 60 is 8/85.
I was able to pull everything apart and replace the pinion seal with an oem one from toyota but I'm still getting a leak. The seal is in there flush, I tightened the large 30mm to just beyond where it...
Got them. The winning combo ended up being the socket wrench plus my longest regular wrench as a lever. I think it also helped that I hit each of the bolts with a hammer to break things up a bit. Funny how you get one and then the other three seem to come off so easy.
“**** yea’s” we’re had...
Guessing this is a comment about how I’ve incorrectly used the word retaining… if I’m honest I think I am just repeating something I heard on YouTube. Hey I’m here asking how to get a bolt unstuck, clearly I am not a seasoned wrencher!