drive axles

mudtaxi · Post by **mudtaxi** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:04 am

ok so i noticed today that my passenger side half shaft was leaking alittle fluid so i check it and it slides in and out of the axle tube not alot of movement but the driver side has none any ideas i will post a pic of where im talking about

killian96ss · Post by **killian96ss** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:53 am

Is the fluid leaking out of the seal where the CV shaft connects to the front differential?

Steve

mudtaxi · Post by **mudtaxi** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:04 am

killian96ss · Post by **killian96ss** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:36 am

Front drive axle seal, GM part # 12471586.

They are $4.33 each @ GMPartsdirect.com.

Steve

mudtaxi · Post by **mudtaxi** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:42 am

how big of a pain in that ass are they to change

mudtaxi · Post by **mudtaxi** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:43 am

but what would cause it to slide in and out you can see in the picture how far it is sliding

roadrunner · Post by **roadrunner** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:15 pm

Just a guess since I don't know your truck but on my 01 there is a snap-ring that "locks" the inner end of the drive axles to the front diff output shafts. If broken or missing or badly worn might cause the movement illustrated. A small amount of movement is normal so it's kind of a judgement thing as to how much is acceptable. The snap ring wouldn't be expensive but the other parts ain't cheap if you get real serious.