Rear axle seal leak already ? 45k....

[Jason84]

Well got my oil changed today. They said my pass side rear axle seal has a slight leak already... Car only has 45k Miles on guess its due for maint but they said it would be $300 to get fixed?

Now Ive worked on my old cars a lot... axle seal is what a $5-$10 part?
Probably 30 mins to pop it out and refill the rear end? Or are these that complicated???

[Crazy_luck]

Have them double check the fluid is not coming out of the differential vent. If it is/was, there would be evidence of it puddiling above the passenger side seal, where the seal wouldn't be leaking from.

[wickedchargerrt]

Its common. The guy in the stall next to me has one rack for warranty axle seal and pinion seals that he pretty much does 8 hours a day. i've seen em on vehicles as low as 10k and on average every 30k. Worse on 4wd/awd vehicles with 8 axle seals and 2 pinions

[torred1771]

ive already replaced my rear axle seal at 41k miles and im at 42500 miles and its leaking again, this time we think its from the vent.

[wickedchargerrt]

make sure the vent is clear and free of obstructions but seapage from the vent tube is fine

[SRT8Tech]

One word, VENT!!!

[torred1771]

Originally Posted by SRT8Tech

One word, VENT!!!

so whats the fix?

[wickedchargerrt]

there is no fix. Its a vent

[Crazy_luck]

Originally Posted by wickedchargerrt

there is no fix. Its a vent

I had an issue with the fluid coming out of my vent as I drove because it was foaming up. My dealer looked into it and found a TSB for a Jeep that had this problem - they used the TSB part from the Jeep to fix it on my Charger. It consists of a tube shaped filter with the vent on the end - it allows the foaming fluid to expand into it, then drain back in when things stop moving and the heat dissipates.

[chargerboy04]

i have the same exact problem and the same mileage..dealership said its a 600 dollar job =( or they said every oil change i can just make sure the fluid is full and keep it up and i'll be ok