Author Topic: BLEEDING AXLE?!?! (Read 4117 times)

SWAMPER · « **on:** Jun 10, 2004, 03:48:24 PM »

Guys...I was refilling the A/C cooler thingamagigers :.order: when I noticed a lil puddle beside the rear passanger wheel...I feared the worst and...I got the worse...its oil

....could you please hint me out as to what it is and why? Im freaking paranoid

Is it easy to fix....on a Banana scale from 1-10 with 1 being the easiest how would it rate?

yotaboy79 · « **Reply #1 on:** Jun 10, 2004, 03:51:08 PM »

it might not be the seal it could be brake fluid the little proportioning valves which are in that area are pron to leaking check your brake fluid mine leaks pritty bad one of these days im afraid i just wont have brakes lol

SWAMPER · « **Reply #2 on:** Jun 10, 2004, 03:54:23 PM »

Sweet deal Yotaboy Ill have my personal mech fix it in a Jiffy!!!

Not Ill proly have my mom ducktape it lol lol

yotaboy79 · « **Reply #3 on:** Jun 10, 2004, 04:03:50 PM »

yeah but after driving it for a while check to see if you brake fluid level has droped the valve is realy easy to replace im just to friggin lazy to fix mine and i figure ill fix it after my brakes fail and i blow a red light and take out several cars

SWAMPER · « **Reply #4 on:** Jun 10, 2004, 04:15:35 PM »

Shame on you! Lazy blob!

kyle_22r · « **Reply #5 on:** Jun 10, 2004, 11:54:18 PM »

my lspv kinda leaks as well. i've just been too lazy to replace it, no way i want to shell out the $125 or whatever toyota wants for that stupid thing.

WHITE_TRASH · « **Reply #6 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 12:58:13 AM »

Hey Kyle22r. Holy crap thats an insane price! If your going to Goldendale Ill bring you one for $20 or a case of Coors Light

SWAMPER · « **Reply #7 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 07:16:08 AM »

... :headscratch:hhhmmm...where can I get a keg of coors?

84runner · « **Reply #8 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 09:53:04 AM »

Well is it brake fluid or gear oil ? It's not to hard to tell them apart. Take off your rear drum and look around. It's either a axle seal which is not to expensive just a pain in the but, and you can buy a wheel cyclnder for cheap if thats the problem

yotaboy79 · « **Reply #9 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 03:13:28 PM »

Quote from: yotaboy79 on Jun 10, 2004, 04:03:50 PM

yeah but after driving it for a while check to see if you brake fluid level has droped the valve is realy easy to replace im just to friggin lazy to fix mine and i figure ill fix it after my brakes fail and i blow a red light and take out several cars

holy sh*t i didnt think that would happen but it did today except i dident take out any cars i friggen ran out of brake fluid on my way to school, i just filled it up and bleaded the lines and its working now

SWAMPER · « **Reply #10 on:** Jun 11, 2004, 03:16:29 PM »

You deserve the fright

Hey it only seemed to happen that one time it hasent happend since and that time that it did happen I checed the brake fluid and it was fine...but again it wasent a big ol puddle.

SWAMPER · « **Reply #11 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 11:31:39 AM »

It happend again last night

that I went out with my F-body buddies....around how much would you say its to fix that thingy(axle seal)

?

brainlessfool · « **Reply #12 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 07:52:53 PM »

so is it oil or brake fluid?

SWAMPER · « **Reply #13 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 08:42:20 PM »

Well its happend 3 times already and I check the brake fluid and its fine so Im guessing its diff fluid

brainlessfool · « **Reply #14 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 08:46:35 PM »

well does it FEEL like oil ??

SWAMPER · « **Reply #15 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 09:12:49 PM »

Yup...and it smells like oil.

WHITE_TRASH · « **Reply #16 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 09:54:14 PM »

Dude those seals are easy to replace! It'll take a 14mm shallow socket 3/8th's drive, 10mm flare nut wrench, a large flat tipped screwdriver, hammer, small block of wood, piece of small vacuum line with a golf tee or equivalent and needle nosed pliers. Those are the only tools you'll need besides the normal it takes to get the tire off.
1. Take off the tire.
2. using the needlenosed pliers remove the hairclip that holds the e-brake clevis to the actuating arm
3. using the 10mm flare nut wrench remove the brake line from the wheelcylinder.
4. Using the 14mm socket and ratchet, remove the 4 nuts that hold the drim and brake assembly
to the axle now is the time to put the vacuum line with the golf tee in the end over the brake line end.
5. Now use the large screwdriver to remove the seal. Replace it with a new one by tapping on the piece of wood, CAREFULLY as not to damage the new seal.

Reassembly in reverse order. If you do not allow much brake fluid to escape chances are you wont need to bleed your brakes.

Prismo · « **Reply #17 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 10:02:03 PM »

The only thing we have not mentioned is a bad axle bearing could have caused the seal failure.

SWAMPER · « **Reply #18 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 10:03:01 PM »

Sweet Deal WT $Beer Chug\'n$ ....Ill inform my mom and let her take a look at it (lol)

WHITE_TRASH · « **Reply #19 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 10:07:23 PM »

Picky picky sheesh as if that ever happens lol Ok so I forgot it!

note to self put prism back on the to assassination list

SWAMPER · « **Reply #20 on:** Jun 12, 2004, 10:15:03 PM »

Quote from: WHITE_TRASH on Jun 12, 2004, 10:07:23 PM

Picky picky sheesh as if that ever happens lol Ok so I forgot it!

note to self put prism back on the to assassination list

You funny WT You funny lol lol here it is Ill give you an Idea

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Hyena · « **Reply #21 on:** Jun 13, 2004, 12:03:26 PM »

I think the seal only costs what? $8.00 i believe. Then you would have to buy gear oil for around $10.00? So it doesn't cost that much to fix it. But then you need a little more brake fluid for when you disconnect the brake line.

SWAMPER · « **Reply #22 on:** Jun 13, 2004, 08:01:45 PM »

cool well I have a friend that hooks me up with all the gear oil and breake fluid stuff Ill just go over and have him top it off.

Prismo · « **Reply #23 on:** Jun 13, 2004, 08:06:40 PM »

Quote from: WHITE_TRASH on Jun 12, 2004, 10:07:23 PM

Picky picky sheesh as if that ever happens lol Ok so I forgot it!

That's O.K. I expect you to catch me on the things I space out on

note to self put prism back on the to assassination list

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