What happens to cause this issue? If you overfill the diff it can overwhelm the seal and cause a leak. When replacing Cv axles you can drag it across the seal and tear it or a poorly designed Cv axle can have rough spots where the seal rides can become worn and allow fluid to bypass.

Time

This repair can take upwards of a an hour or two, With the right tools and practice this takes me around thirty minutes. Once again rust and the previous time all these parts have been removed will have the largest effect on your completion time. If things are rusty and seized the time can start to add up quickly.

Tools

Our typical array of tools will be on this list with a few specialty tools

Grey Pneumatic 3/8th socket set: These will start off the list. You will need your 12, 14, 17 and 19mm sockets will help get this job going.