[ESC]

When pulling the shafts out of the housing is there supposed to be any dif fluid leakage? When I pulled the drivers side (short) shaft, I got some fluid leaking out.

does this mean the seals are bad?

BTW - seals are new...1 year and less that 10K miles.

 

[plug ugly]

not necessarily. How much? It could be you damaged the seals when you put the shafts in, or the diff is overfull or it was at an angle?

 

[ESC]

Not at an angle. Could be over full, I'll check that out. I had new seals installed by the shop when they did my gears and spools so maybe they messed it up?

The shaft was dry when I pulled it and it started to very slowly run out when I pulled the shaft out.

 

[Davids78Bronco]

if your fill plus is over the halfway mark on yoour cover, then that is normal........

 

[ESC]

Yep, thats it. Thanks Zach.

 

[Dustball]

The axle seal seals against the axle shaft. When you pull the shaft out, there's nothing to seal against.