bad axle seal...okay for holiday travel?

[GottaBeTRD]

what shop did you take it into? Cause when i took it in to a Firestone they told me the same thing over a year ago and i haven't even touched it, I've had a few other inspections from other shops and the issue has never come up.

 

[chariot]

what shop did you take it into? Cause when i took it in to a Firestone they told me the same thing over a year ago and i haven't even touched it, I've had a few other inspections from other shops and the issue has never come up.

Interesting... I bring it to a local shop that I tend to trust, simply because they've had the opportunity to rip me off before and didn't take it. It does seem odd though that I was told this is something I should really take care of, but when I told them I couldn't afford to do anything 'til January it didn't seem like a big deal. I was also told specifically just not to take it on any long trips, but driving it locally would be fine. Is there any reason why a long trip would be any worse on it? I mean just because I'm only driving locally doesn't necessarily mean I'm not still racking up a ton of miles in the process (which I'm not btw)...

 

[Kmvreter]

Interesting...

Can you take some pics of the "leak" or "seepage" to see the extent of gear oil loss? That way the experts here can weigh in with more knowledge. Regardless, keep the gear oil level up in order to prevent a more costly repair of the gears.

 

[chariot]

Can you take some pics of the "leak" or "seepage" to see the extent of gear oil loss? That way the experts here can weigh in with more knowledge. Regardless, keep the gear oil level up in order to prevent a more costly repair of the gears.

I'll def. try, I'd have to borrow someone's camera though. Most of my problem stems from the fact that I don't have a great place to work on the truck, seeing how I park in the city on the street and and it's snowy and freezing out here. While I'm not sure of the extent of the leak, I doubt it's anything crazy, as I don't notice any puddles or anything, and I've been driving it for a few months. In the interim, topping off the fluid seems to be the best thing to do, but I'm wondering if just taking it in to the shop and requesting this be done might be a whole lot easier/effective than wrestling around with inadequate tools on my back in the snow. If this isn't something I can have done for more than 20 or 30 bucks though, I've got no choice...