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The Mule's sprung a leak in the rear diff, nothing serious, no pooling, no puddles, just a moistness of gear oil originating from the pinion area.
While driving, I feel not funny vibes, no funky sounds, no popping of dead bearings, all's quiet on my six. I pulled the breather just now, blasted it with compressed air(a little grit blew out, but it blows clear now), topped off the fluid, and checked around, and I want to see if I have excessive play in the pinion, or if I can just do the "wrong" pinion seal replacement.
The unit does not rock at all up or down, or in and out.
A little sway from side-to-side with the parking brake set, no additional movement beyond this with the tranny and t-case in neutral. The movement is minimal, as if the assembly just want to spin free, but is limited by the axle: a few milimeters of movement left, a few to the right, tracking perfectly along, no slop.
What, diagnostically, should I be looking for? Which directions should a bearing move to classify it as "play".
While driving, I feel not funny vibes, no funky sounds, no popping of dead bearings, all's quiet on my six. I pulled the breather just now, blasted it with compressed air(a little grit blew out, but it blows clear now), topped off the fluid, and checked around, and I want to see if I have excessive play in the pinion, or if I can just do the "wrong" pinion seal replacement.
The unit does not rock at all up or down, or in and out.
A little sway from side-to-side with the parking brake set, no additional movement beyond this with the tranny and t-case in neutral. The movement is minimal, as if the assembly just want to spin free, but is limited by the axle: a few milimeters of movement left, a few to the right, tracking perfectly along, no slop.
What, diagnostically, should I be looking for? Which directions should a bearing move to classify it as "play".
