Posted by Keith in Washington [24.41.55.59] on Friday, March 21, 2014 at 19:49:30 :
In Reply to: Over fill posted by junoir copey [23.239.45.219] on Friday, March 21, 2014 at 17:04:49 :
You did not break anything. However you now have diff lube in your knuckles. And most likely your wheel bearings. This occurred because the seal at the end of the axle tube is leaking. A common thing with these trucks. The felt wipers on the knuckles, where you see the leaks, are not ment to be fluid seals but to provide a barrier to stop the grease in the knuckles from flowing out.
You will continue to leak from the knuckles and get lube on yor tires and the ground where you park it. It kind of makes a mess of your tires as they get saturated in diff lube. With the diff lube getting into the knuckles and possibly the wheel bearings, the grease in these areas will be thinned out with time as the diff lube is mixed in. Is the a real problem? Not immediately, but I would plan on replacing the grease in the knuckles and wheel bearings fairly soon. I will let others give their opinions on when you should do it. If you are just using on the farm, you could wait a little longer.