Great forum with a ton of knowledgable people. I am an average DIY kidna person and have resolved 4 issues on my '03 runner based on forum feeback. For this I thank everyone involved. It saved huge $$ and helped erase some of Wife's memory/judgements on my previous DIY jobs, primarily 2006 self installed underground irrigation system & lack of phone dail tone shortly after :happens:
At 75k miles I noticed oil on output shaft of rear differential, drivers side. Closer inspection revealed oil starting to leak past seals. Checked diff fluid level immediately fearing oil has leaked out. Thankfully was only down a few mm. Inner p-brake and calipre brakds do not appear coated, nor do I see oil dispersed on rotor or rim/tire. Oil appears to be contained to dripping out bottom of driveline, coating brake adjuster, but thats it. Factory diff breather is free of blockages after quick check with air gun. Seems cheap in design, but it works.
My question is, how hard is it to replace the oil seal. I have seen posts for 3rd Gen diff seal replacement, but nothing for 4th gen. Does presence of ABS sensor offer up more of a challenge? With leak being caught this soon, will bearing be washed of its own sealed inner lubricants?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
At 75k miles I noticed oil on output shaft of rear differential, drivers side. Closer inspection revealed oil starting to leak past seals. Checked diff fluid level immediately fearing oil has leaked out. Thankfully was only down a few mm. Inner p-brake and calipre brakds do not appear coated, nor do I see oil dispersed on rotor or rim/tire. Oil appears to be contained to dripping out bottom of driveline, coating brake adjuster, but thats it. Factory diff breather is free of blockages after quick check with air gun. Seems cheap in design, but it works.
My question is, how hard is it to replace the oil seal. I have seen posts for 3rd Gen diff seal replacement, but nothing for 4th gen. Does presence of ABS sensor offer up more of a challenge? With leak being caught this soon, will bearing be washed of its own sealed inner lubricants?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
