Axle Seal Leak

[jb1830]

I had a slipping clutch which got replaced about 15,000 miles ago (earlier this year) The other day I took the car in for an oil change and the mechanic told me that the axle seal has a small leak.

I wanted to know if the leaking axle seal could be a direct result of a lousy clutch job?

Also they gave me an estimate of $200+ for the repair and I wanted to know if this was a good price?

Thanks.

[Danronian]

Yes it probably is. If you are not careful reinstalling a drive axle, you can mess up the seal very easily. I always grease the splines and am very careful to have the axle slide past the seal smoothly and without nicking it. But that being said, if it was an old seal, it could have just needed that little bit of extra movement by the axle to start leaking. It sucks, but there really isnt anyone you can 100% blame since technically, the manufacturer will tell you to replace the axle seals every time you replace an axle. (at least from my experience with fwd cars)

[turbo4g63]

if you pay him 200 bucks to do an axle seal, i'm gonna E slap the **** out of you....just do it yourself....you only need basic handtools including a socket wrench, assorted sized sockets, a pry bar or big flat head screwdriver and some grease. the job should take no longer than 2 hours on jackstands in a driveway. There are a million people on here who could take care of you and teach you how to fix this on here. Don't forget to get new fluids for your trans when you do this!!!

[jb1830]

if you pay him 200 bucks to do an axle seal, i'm gonna E slap the **** out of you....just do it yourself....you only need basic handtools including a socket wrench, assorted sized sockets, a pry bar or big flat head screwdriver and some grease. the job should take no longer than 2 hours on jackstands in a driveway. There are a million people on here who could take care of you and teach you how to fix this on here. Don't forget to get new fluids for your trans when you do this!!!

Well, where I live I have nowhere that I can fix this myself, plus I don't have any tools or any real mechanic experience.

If anybody here is interested in helping me do this while "teaching" me I will gladly give compensation. This would be for my 97 Corolla.

[CHAOS]

i'd offer but ive never done one...

[jb1830]

i'd offer but ive never done one...
Hahaha, thanks man. I'm hoping somebody that's done this before can help out. Although if we get enough info I don't see why we couldn't do it.

[lagos]

throw me a few bucks and i could help you/teach you how to do it. its really not hard.
but 200 is not that bad of a price. you have to buy new tranny oil (30bucks) and new seals (about 20), so 150bucks for laybor is not terrible.

[justinlansdale]

i replaced the entire driver side axle on an MR2 and it really wasn't that bad. if you're doing it yourself, just make sure you have the floor covered after you pull the axle out so the grease doesn't stain your floor like it staind mine. :mad:

[jb1830]

I got it done for $200 bucks. I didn't have the time to do it myself and I needed all new wheels so I got it done all together. Thanks for the tips though.