Well i took it apart yesterday. Not really sure whats up with it. Note that i did not drain it. Heres what i found then did. Splines on the pinion were bone dry. New seal looked fine and spring is still in there. Sleeve looked like it had a very small "bump" on it. Couldn't really see it, but could feel it with my finger. Must of happened during initial installation? I at that point removed the sleeve. I used emery cloth on the yoke and looks good. I made a gasket for the seal retainer and used a super thin layer of rvt on retainer side of the gasket. I did this in case it needs to come back apart, hopefully not, so i wont have to clean the mating surface again. I also used a thin layer of rtv on the seal where it meets the retainer just in case. Note... i let the fuid level settle down to the bottom of the return hole and stopped dripping. But when i now checked the fluid level with my finger at the fill plug, its excessively low. I have not installed the yoke yet. Curious on howhigh the level should be to the seal when parked? Im not sure if filling the level to the bottom of fill plug, which is what i think it should be, contributed to my leak because the seal was overwhelmed? Ideas?
To op, Hope this headache of an experience helps you out on your repair also.
Last edited by glenns towing; 09/22/2022 5:51 PM. Reason: forgot something
