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Take a look at this photo of my right front axle.

 

These might be painfully obvious questions to the rest of you but try to bear with me.

 

Is all that grease on the surrounding parts supposed to be in my axle assembly?

Is my seal bad and thats why it has leaked everywhere?

Whats my next move here?

Is it okay to even drive to the nearest store to pickup supplies?

 

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Your axle seal is leaking. Just make sure it is full. Have the seal replaced. Not a big deal. Should be about 2 or 3 hours labor and about $20 in parts.

 

 

Welcome to the club...Mine is doing the same exact thing...I tried to convince myself that it was the grease leaking...but it isn't.

 

Someone, that has acutally done the FRONT passenger side axle seal on a 99+ 4wd chime in. There is so much bad info out here. I've heard it all, you must pull the diff, don't pull the diff, remove the tube, no just pull the old seal....and so on.

 

So, can someone with 90weight on their bloody knuckles please answer the following...

 

1. Do you have to drop the diff?

2. Do you have to disconnect steering components?

3. Do you have to remove the passenger side axle tube?

4. Is there a problem with the shift fork not engaging the axle coupler after reinserting the axle?

5. Should you replace the bearing if the fluid was not allowed to get too low?

6. What are the GM part numbers for the front seals?

7. Should you replace the spring steel clip that holds the axles in place? If so, what is the part number?

 

I love to work on my own vehicle I just need some basic info before getting started.

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