M axel housing leak
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:00 pm
Hey guys my M has a leak coming from the bottom of axel housing.
The bolts are tight it has leaked since I bought it but I'm getting closer to priming and painting only have the rearend and axel left so I would like to fix it.
Is it possile to split the axel housing from the rearend slide it far enough out to replace the gasket? With out have to take off the wheel. I don't have a jack big enough to hold it up.So I was going to use the wheels as the jack.
I could slide the the hub out farther to give me more room.
Anyone ever done this? Is the housing holding anything inside other than oil? Whats going to fall out? I've never been inside a rearend before.
Any advice is better than what I have now.
Thanks TJ
The bolts are tight it has leaked since I bought it but I'm getting closer to priming and painting only have the rearend and axel left so I would like to fix it.
Is it possile to split the axel housing from the rearend slide it far enough out to replace the gasket? With out have to take off the wheel. I don't have a jack big enough to hold it up.So I was going to use the wheels as the jack.
I could slide the the hub out farther to give me more room.
Anyone ever done this? Is the housing holding anything inside other than oil? Whats going to fall out? I've never been inside a rearend before.
Any advice is better than what I have now.
Thanks TJ