right front axle seal!! Leaking! ugh!

[poooorboy]

Right front axle seal leaking , is there anyone who has performed this joyus task!! HELP!
Thanks Steve.[addsig]

[XJNick]

Sorry can't be of much help, I've only replaced rear axle seals. My right one leaks, and after I've replaced it twice, leaking again. The rear ones were a pain to replace and required some special tools, so I can only imagine the front ones are worse due to the extra 4x4 components on the axle, etc..
Just a thought.

-Nick[addsig]

[poooorboy]

THANK YOU very much for replying ! I figured no one was going to reply! Also what do you do just check your diff, fluids and make sure they are at a safe level? thanks again Steve, :-D [addsig]

[Bounty__Hunter]

Replacing the pass. side front axle seal depends on what type of Jeep you have. If you have the front axle disconnect, I believe the seal is just towards the pass. tire from the vacuum shift fork. If it's a solid pass. side axle shaft, the seal will either be next to the diff (a pain) or on the end of the axle tube closest to the knuckle.

To check the diff fluid, just pull the plug from the diff cover and make sure the gear oil is level with the bottom of the hole.[addsig]

	Front Axle Disconnect A mechanical or vacuum-operated component used primarily on four-wheel-drive models to connect and disconnect drive torque to the front axle. When shifting from four-wheel drive to two-wheel drive, this system disengages the front axle from the front driveline, so that the front wheels aren't turning the front driveline unnecessarily. This reduces unnecessary front driveline wear, noise and fuel consumption.

[poooorboy]

Thank you bounty hunter ! Steve I will be putting my xj on my new jack stands and i shall give you some feed back on this project!! :-D [addsig]