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      07-12-2011, 05:13 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by O-cha View Post
..... 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....
Can you explain why this is so? if this came with a flaw from the factory, or an assembly defect... Will it just do it again with a seal replacement. IOW, a diff. design characteristic, or.... other?
thanks for any insight.
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