Rear axle seal leak continues

[CaptainGiggity]

So my rear axle is still continuing to leak on my passenger's side after I went through the whole repair process the BigFish has written up on here. The driver's side is bone dry so I know it wasn't a fault on my part for reinstalling everything incorrectly, and i'm dreading the thought of taking into a shop only to tell me things I already know or going to buy all new parts just to have it start leaking on me again. I had been told but I'm unaware of the validity of it but since my 4runner was involved in a very minor front end collision I was told it may possibly a bent rear axle making it the reason why the side won't seal correctly. Any thoughts or ideas on what may be wrong?

 

[downpour11]

Not sure how you could possibly bend a rear axle housing during a very minor front end collision? Check and see if your diff breather is all clogged up. I battled rear axle seals. I hate em.

 

[george16]

Check and make sure the bearing is still good. If not, the axle might be wobbling enough preventing the oil seal from doing its job.

 

[CaptainGiggity]

Check and make sure the bearing is still good. If not, the axle might be wobbling enough preventing the oil seal from doing its job.

I'll have to take a look once I move but I don't have the luxury of time unfortunately so this may have to just leak in the mean time. But I had a bought brand new wheel bearings from the toyota dealership so I'm assuming they should still be good with less than 10,000 miles on it haha. But I planned on tearing it apart again when I get the chance so I'll take a look into the while I have it off. Thanks for the input though guys I appreciate it!

 

[Mtechnick]

If the components are not pressed into exactly the correct position you can leak very easily. The thin lip on the factory seal leaves very little room for error.