Thanks Mike, there is no puddle in my driveway. and the last time I was
under the car before this morning ( 1 month) there was no oil on the diff. I
will do the mud test and see what results I get. Meanwhile I will top up the
oil also to gauge the rate of loss.

Cheers,

Paul

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40E1B1CC.28E41874@sympatico.ca...
> Oh, also mud is a good way to find the leak. Go get it muddy, let mud
> dry and drive it. The leak will be very obviously fresh at one point.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Paul Tremblay wrote:
> >
> > Hey folks,
> > I was under the car while changing the oil this morning and noticed a
leak
> > from the front axle Differential housing the oil stream is about 2
inches
> > wide and goes from the U joint to the Housing (back to front) Now cannot
> > tell if the joint is leaking or if the Gasket on the housing is the
source.
> > Has anyone encountered this before?
> > Any tips to help determine the source?
> > If the U Joint is leaking, is this an easy DIY job?
> > Is the gasket easy to change?
> >
> > I have been enjoying working on this Jeep since I got it, but I am no
> > Mechanic, so bear with me.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Paul
> >
> > 1995 ZJ 4.0L Limited
> > Selec-trac

 

Thanks Mike, there is no puddle in my driveway. and the last time I was
under the car before this morning ( 1 month) there was no oil on the diff. I
will do the mud test and see what results I get. Meanwhile I will top up the
oil also to gauge the rate of loss.

Cheers,

Paul

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40E1B1CC.28E41874@sympatico.ca...
> Oh, also mud is a good way to find the leak. Go get it muddy, let mud
> dry and drive it. The leak will be very obviously fresh at one point.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Paul Tremblay wrote:
> >
> > Hey folks,
> > I was under the car while changing the oil this morning and noticed a
leak
> > from the front axle Differential housing the oil stream is about 2
inches
> > wide and goes from the U joint to the Housing (back to front) Now cannot
> > tell if the joint is leaking or if the Gasket on the housing is the
source.
> > Has anyone encountered this before?
> > Any tips to help determine the source?
> > If the U Joint is leaking, is this an easy DIY job?
> > Is the gasket easy to change?
> >
> > I have been enjoying working on this Jeep since I got it, but I am no
> > Mechanic, so bear with me.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Paul
> >
> > 1995 ZJ 4.0L Limited
> > Selec-trac

 

Thanks Mike, there is no puddle in my driveway. and the last time I was
under the car before this morning ( 1 month) there was no oil on the diff. I
will do the mud test and see what results I get. Meanwhile I will top up the
oil also to gauge the rate of loss.

Cheers,

Paul

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40E1B1CC.28E41874@sympatico.ca...
> Oh, also mud is a good way to find the leak. Go get it muddy, let mud
> dry and drive it. The leak will be very obviously fresh at one point.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Paul Tremblay wrote:
> >
> > Hey folks,
> > I was under the car while changing the oil this morning and noticed a
leak
> > from the front axle Differential housing the oil stream is about 2
inches
> > wide and goes from the U joint to the Housing (back to front) Now cannot
> > tell if the joint is leaking or if the Gasket on the housing is the
source.
> > Has anyone encountered this before?
> > Any tips to help determine the source?
> > If the U Joint is leaking, is this an easy DIY job?
> > Is the gasket easy to change?
> >
> > I have been enjoying working on this Jeep since I got it, but I am no
> > Mechanic, so bear with me.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Paul
> >
> > 1995 ZJ 4.0L Limited
> > Selec-trac

 

Sounds to me like the yoke seal. My rear Dana-44 did that too. It was
just coated in oil all over the bottom of the diff. It wouldn't make
sense, after all, for the oil to run UP the housing to the ujoint if
it was leaking from the vertically lower diff cover's edge.

Anyway, it's an easy fix (apparently...I didn't do it, but was told it
was...I just said heck, I've been wanting to do lockers and gears, why
not now? lol) to change out that seal. You shouldn't have to mess with
your gears or anything. You just disconnect the driveshaft, pull the
u-joint yoke, and change out the seal with a new one. (Sorry if I'm
over-simplifying, but that's how it was told to me, and like I said, I
didn't do it myself.)

"Paul Tremblay" <nospam@emtae.org> wrote in message news:<1XhEc.70777$Cx2.1410415@weber.videotron.net> ...
> Hey folks,
> I was under the car while changing the oil this morning and noticed a leak
> from the front axle Differential housing the oil stream is about 2 inches
> wide and goes from the U joint to the Housing (back to front) Now cannot
> tell if the joint is leaking or if the Gasket on the housing is the source.
> Has anyone encountered this before?
> Any tips to help determine the source?
> If the U Joint is leaking, is this an easy DIY job?
> Is the gasket easy to change?
>
> I have been enjoying working on this Jeep since I got it, but I am no
> Mechanic, so bear with me.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
> 1995 ZJ 4.0L Limited
> Selec-trac

 

Sounds to me like the yoke seal. My rear Dana-44 did that too. It was
just coated in oil all over the bottom of the diff. It wouldn't make
sense, after all, for the oil to run UP the housing to the ujoint if
it was leaking from the vertically lower diff cover's edge.

Anyway, it's an easy fix (apparently...I didn't do it, but was told it
was...I just said heck, I've been wanting to do lockers and gears, why
not now? lol) to change out that seal. You shouldn't have to mess with
your gears or anything. You just disconnect the driveshaft, pull the
u-joint yoke, and change out the seal with a new one. (Sorry if I'm
over-simplifying, but that's how it was told to me, and like I said, I
didn't do it myself.)

"Paul Tremblay" <nospam@emtae.org> wrote in message news:<1XhEc.70777$Cx2.1410415@weber.videotron.net> ...
> Hey folks,
> I was under the car while changing the oil this morning and noticed a leak
> from the front axle Differential housing the oil stream is about 2 inches
> wide and goes from the U joint to the Housing (back to front) Now cannot
> tell if the joint is leaking or if the Gasket on the housing is the source.
> Has anyone encountered this before?
> Any tips to help determine the source?
> If the U Joint is leaking, is this an easy DIY job?
> Is the gasket easy to change?
>
> I have been enjoying working on this Jeep since I got it, but I am no
> Mechanic, so bear with me.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
> 1995 ZJ 4.0L Limited
> Selec-trac

 

Sounds to me like the yoke seal. My rear Dana-44 did that too. It was
just coated in oil all over the bottom of the diff. It wouldn't make
sense, after all, for the oil to run UP the housing to the ujoint if
it was leaking from the vertically lower diff cover's edge.

Anyway, it's an easy fix (apparently...I didn't do it, but was told it
was...I just said heck, I've been wanting to do lockers and gears, why
not now? lol) to change out that seal. You shouldn't have to mess with
your gears or anything. You just disconnect the driveshaft, pull the
u-joint yoke, and change out the seal with a new one. (Sorry if I'm
over-simplifying, but that's how it was told to me, and like I said, I
didn't do it myself.)

"Paul Tremblay" <nospam@emtae.org> wrote in message news:<1XhEc.70777$Cx2.1410415@weber.videotron.net> ...
> Hey folks,
> I was under the car while changing the oil this morning and noticed a leak
> from the front axle Differential housing the oil stream is about 2 inches
> wide and goes from the U joint to the Housing (back to front) Now cannot
> tell if the joint is leaking or if the Gasket on the housing is the source.
> Has anyone encountered this before?
> Any tips to help determine the source?
> If the U Joint is leaking, is this an easy DIY job?
> Is the gasket easy to change?
>
> I have been enjoying working on this Jeep since I got it, but I am no
> Mechanic, so bear with me.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
> 1995 ZJ 4.0L Limited
> Selec-trac

 

Sounds to me like the yoke seal. My rear Dana-44 did that too. It was
just coated in oil all over the bottom of the diff. It wouldn't make
sense, after all, for the oil to run UP the housing to the ujoint if
it was leaking from the vertically lower diff cover's edge.

Anyway, it's an easy fix (apparently...I didn't do it, but was told it
was...I just said heck, I've been wanting to do lockers and gears, why
not now? lol) to change out that seal. You shouldn't have to mess with
your gears or anything. You just disconnect the driveshaft, pull the
u-joint yoke, and change out the seal with a new one. (Sorry if I'm
over-simplifying, but that's how it was told to me, and like I said, I
didn't do it myself.)

"Paul Tremblay" <nospam@emtae.org> wrote in message news:<1XhEc.70777$Cx2.1410415@weber.videotron.net> ...
> Hey folks,
> I was under the car while changing the oil this morning and noticed a leak
> from the front axle Differential housing the oil stream is about 2 inches
> wide and goes from the U joint to the Housing (back to front) Now cannot
> tell if the joint is leaking or if the Gasket on the housing is the source.
> Has anyone encountered this before?
> Any tips to help determine the source?
> If the U Joint is leaking, is this an easy DIY job?
> Is the gasket easy to change?
>
> I have been enjoying working on this Jeep since I got it, but I am no
> Mechanic, so bear with me.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
> 1995 ZJ 4.0L Limited
> Selec-trac