Hey guys! Things have been working well with the old truck. Took it on its first trip to town on Christmas Day. Is was 70 degrees here in Kentucky. Anyway noticed a little fuel dripping. Replaced it and the fuel pump has been losing prime so I replaced it too. Other than that the road trip was great. Only 15 mile round trip but at 35 mph it seemed longer. Anyway I did notice a bunch of grease on my rear wheel. Guessing it’s probably the axle flange gasket? Best I can tell from my book. When I took the axle out to look some oil dripped out of the bottom hole in the flange. Just a tiny bit. Something else I need to look at for that?
Ditto on jacking up the wheel. The fluid level in the differential is designed to let a little lube run out to the hubs to keep the bearings wet. Those axle flange gaskets are usually made of soft aluminum and it's a good idea to use a little brush-on gasket sealer like Permatex Super 300 or something similar on them and check the torque on the flange bolts occasionally. Jerry
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Thanks for the help gentlemen! Napas replacement for that gasket is the paper type. I’m going to give that a try. Appreciate the note on jacking it up to keep the oil from leaking. Fixite7 - vent? Not familiar with what you’re talking about. What kind of vent so I can do some research. Thanks sir!
There should be a small piece of tubing threaded into the top of one of the axle tubes with a wobbly dust cap on top to keep dirt and varmints out. It allows the axle housing to relieve air pressure as things inside heat up. Sometimes they get clogged and internal pressure forces the lube past seals and gaskets. Sometimes the bolt holding the brass brake line junction block on is center-drilled to also be the housing vent. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
Ijblue Sorry missed your question,on the housing you should find either a hose with provision to keep the muddobbers from filling it or a little lid that is loose to vent the housing.
