Hey guys. well, after breaking my axle 2 weeks ago i finally got it back together with new Gorilla Axles. i love 'em. but now i found another problem. my front differencial seal (The seal where the front drive shaft connects into the front differencial) is leaking. I assume its gotta be the Seal. now my question is. How do you replace it. is there a way to dissconnect the drive shaft easily or do you have to pull the whole differencial forward?? etc. any help would be greatly appreciated. i'd like to do it myself so the dealer doesn't charge me out the A$$ if its not to hard. Thanks alot.

 

A friend of mine has the same problem. He says you just remove the boots and push the shaft rearward and remove it from the front diff.

 

Per the shop manual, mooseye is correct. My seal has been leaking for about 2 months now (about 300 miles of riding). I have just been keeping an eye on the diff fluid level and making sure no water getting in. So far, no problem. A little oil seepage will spread and look worse than it is. My suggestion is to just run it, unless water is getting in or it is leaking very badly. Think about it, how many of us have older cars that have oil seepage from the engine, transmission, or diff, area? I know that my '95 Chevy pu does. It still runs good, I just keep an eye on fluid levels. A quart of oil is far less expensive than tearing down an engine to replace a seal. If it really bothers you, it does not appear to be a hard fix. Go for it... I'm just saying that I don't think that it will result in a catastrophic break down if you don't get to it right away.

Have a good one!

 

no offence adriandack, but a seal that leaks out can also leak in. I just spent $550 usd on my Polaris due to a seal letting mud and water in and that was for salvage parts.
I don't know what a front diff for a cow costs, but the seal shouldn't be ove 20 bucks. Just my 1 1/2 cents worth.

 

Well, thanks alot guys. i'm most deffinatley going to change it out here in the near future. we ride alot of mud and water down here in southern Florida so i know its going to get water in it. like it has already. last time i checked it it was some what milky. but you said all you have to do is slide the boots away and the shaft slides rearward, ( towards the back of the bike) ?? and you can get to the front differencial seal that way?? thanks for any info.

 

mooseye,

No offense taken. All I am saying is that there are far worse things that can go wrong that would require IMMEDIATE repair. I check my front diff after every ride where I am in the water, since it started leaking. So far, no water has gotten in and I have had to add very little oil to the front diff. I will not let it leak forever and will get around to changing before the fall. At any rate, it does look to be not that difficult a job, per the service manual.