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Well, here's the update. I cleaned off all the scale and rust to see exactly where the leak was. There were two pin-head sized holes, both in the thinner rear panel of the differential housing. Both were in the center, one about an inch below where the brake cable bracket is welded on, and the...

'02 rear diff rustout Hi all, it's my first time here, just found this forum and I have an '02 4Runner with a rusted out rear differential housing. I was noticing the smell of gear oil at the rear of the truck and crawled under to take a look. The bottom/rear of the differential housing was...

Hi all, it's my first time here, just found this forum and I have an '02 4Runner with a rusted out rear differential housing. I was noticing the smell of gear oil at the rear of the truck and crawled under to take a look. The bottom/rear of the differential housing was wet, and at first I...