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lost a seal, pain in the but to fix. specialty tools and what not, a lot of working blind. my dad and fixed one on my '99 and on his 95. he wound up making a tool to do it, i believe the passenger side is hardest side too... i'd take it to a shop personally, it could wind up being a heckuva mess if you don't get it fixed soon. good man.

 

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if it's just a seal, it should be that much, but if it is a bent axle mine went out due to excessive mud from the previous owner along with a pile of other seals...

 

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probably just the axle seal. That thing would vibrate like a mother f&^%*&^ if the axle was bent. Just keep the fluid full, or as full as possible so it doesnt take out a carrier bearing. Good luck i know they are alot of work. I am not sure about the newer trucks but my 97 leaked and my dad told me the seal was on the inside by the gears. He said almost complete dissasembly of the axle to replace. So i just kept it fulle, pulled the axle and wiped the axle off and put some oil on it and it actually stopped it

this could be a possible fix if it was just pot hole, may knocked the seal around a little, keep her full of oil and it may seal back. but yeah, it is almost full axle dismemberment. <--- is that a word?

 

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i'll see if i can get me camera to work, be right back opcorn:

 

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fill it up to the threads, make you are leven, and check it often. make sure everything is clean you'll get a dust build up which could cause more problems.

 

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You shouldn't have to take the diff cover off, cause the axle will just pull out. That gear oil is fairly expensive. So if you do have to take the cover off for some reason, try to save all you can.

loosen all the bolts, stick a cut 5 gallon bucket under neat and tap it with a rubber mallet, let it drain and reuse