Hey Chris I had the same problem with mine being over filled by the shop that did my gears originally, I had it come out the axle seal and diff breather, after correcting the level it did stop leaking from the axle seal....get some engine cleaner/degreaser and wash off the wheels/axle so you can check easier....yours may still leak it may not

I'd wait a week and see if it gets wet again.

 

Awesome. That is what I was hoping.

Did you check into your locker/Diff cover issue to see if griding it down was the issue?

 

It could certainly leak while at rest. Imagine the Jeep parked on a hill with the bad seal on the downhill side.

 

It definately depends on the severity of damage of the seal. I have seen and changed some axle seals that leak at a sitting point and when moving. So hopefully when you drain it to the proper level it should correct the problem

 

It has been sitting a week while I was on vacation and there are no huge spots on the ground where it has been leaking.

I think all the oil on the driver side rear axle may have just made its way back there after it came out the breather from the front diff. I did drive 320 miles at 80 mph right after the diffs were changed.

Like I said, after sitting for a week, there is no more oil there than when I took the pictures originally.

I will drain to correct levels, clean off excess oil and let her sit for a few more days to check for leaks.

 

I havent yet, I dont really have place to work on it down here, apartment wont let you work on vehicles. I would bet though that they didnt grind the cover, they messed everything else up I'm sure they didnt do that correctly


Where did you go on vacation? I could use a vacation from my vacation lol.

 

St. Helena Island, SC

My family lives there.