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      05-27-2011, 11:18 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Finnegan View Post
Not going to take that bet O-Cha. You're right over 95% of the time.

So will the problems that result from putting it back together wrong be obvious? How about potentially hazardous? I have a track day coming up--I don't want the diff locking up at high speed or anything "fun" like that.

Hmm, if it's essentially re-building the diff then I'd guess there's a break-in required and fluid change at 1,200. Looks like no track day in that case.

Anything you can add would be appreciated.
No, no additional break in, what I mean by rebuild is things like preload will have to be reset. Most (nearly all) of the dealer mechanics if faced with a diff issue just replace the whole diff, they don't know how to actually rebuild it. I believe there is a "cheater" way to do it by marking the nut and reinstalling it in exactly the same place so you might get lucky. But... it's the dealership... so who knows.

PS the oil you noted on the axles IS the axle seals, but the larger amount you noted behind the heat shield is indeed the drive shaft seal, pretty much every single one leaks from the factory, this could also be CV joint grease though and not diff fluid, as this gets spun out as well if the simple paper seal is no good.
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