HELP rear end leak

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Dec 23, 2011 | 11:09 AM

#11

98stuntin

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From: elizabeth city/ charlotte nc

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Originally Posted by Camaro 69

Hopefully you made some reference point mark with the pinion nut before you removed it, so you can get it back exactly where it was. Otherwise you're looking at a possible premature ring & pinion gear failure down the road.

i did not is there anyway i can fix it?

Dec 23, 2011 | 11:34 AM

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Camaro 69

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There's not an "easy" way now any more, you lost your reference point. All you can do is keep your fingers crossed and hope you didn't mess up your pinion gear depth. Sometimes guys get lucky, sometimes not. Keep an ear on the rear when you drive. If it ever starts to sing, it won't be a happy tune.

Dec 23, 2011 | 12:34 PM

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Failed Devices

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I ran into the same issue on my truck, changed the pinion seal but didnt mark it up correctly. Just make sure the pinion nut is torqued to spec, and thats about all you can do at this point.