LIBERTYinLIBERTY wrote:
Does your yoke seal leaking on your rear axle? Mine is, when I changed the rear end oil, I put the synthetic in, but replaced it with dino 80/90 when I replaced the axle seal/bearing.
Thanks for the comment. What caused you to replace your rear bearing? Is it part of the seal? Did you have any vibration or whining noises coming from the back end?
I was wondering if mine is leaking because there's a bit of caked on dirt just behind the yoke along the bottom of the pig, but the fluid level isn't low. I chalked it up to road dirt. I couldn't wiggle the rear yoke when I had the drive shaft off, so I didn't think that there was any problem with the bearing either. I've always used the full synthetic fluid. I'm really searching here. It has to be something simple that I'm missing.
I'm thinking about trying to find a good axle shop to have them take it for a drive.
I really don't think I have a problem with my transfer case. It works perfectly and I hear no strange noises in or out of 4wd. I figure it can't be transmission or it would have been toast by now. I've put about 1k on it since the noise began.
I'll look into the parking brakes too. They've been broken for so long that I often don't think of them. I don't get any brake smell though.