Hello Listers,
I have a couple of repair manuals and I have looked for a reference to that
mysterious 'vent' and could not find any. Does anyone know if this 'vent' is
on a
78 Spit? If it is, I'll take the passenger side rear wheel off and go
prospecting
until I find it. Perhaps cleaning it will take care of my little problem.
mike chmura
"R.D. Waid" wrote:
> Jeff,
> I replaced my pinion seal (a metal-leather sandwich) with a modern rubber seal
> from VB in 1997. I still had the leak until last week, when I found and
>cleared
> the mysterious top vent on the diff that I had always read about but had never
> found. The leak stopped like magic.(or the diff is empty... better check
>that! )
> Definitely try to clear that first (feels like a little bump on right side of
> the diff toward the back near or atop the casting that the through bolt goes
> through). If it works to stop the leak, it beats changing the seal. The stench
> of the aged gear oil in the diff stays with you for days.
>
> Bob Waid
> 71 Mark IV, FK4081L
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