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the day before I put the truck in the shop for repairs, was wet and muddy, I tried to use 4x4 but it did not engage.
Then I forgot to get out and turn the Hubs OFF, and drove it 20 miles to town.
and then when I picked it up a couple days ago, and drove it 20 miles back to the house,
I saw this when I got out.
is this just a Seal? and how hard is it to replace it?
I was under the impression, that having the hubs locked in was not detrimental for a short while? How short, is short??
As long as everything is in good working order, leaving hubs locked in - while in 2wd - for those types of miles shouldn't be a prob. In wintertime for local driving, they are mostly locked in (cold hard packed snow is just as bad as glare ice and more prevalent around here).
My first thought on the oil is that if the truck was up on a lift long enough, the front axle could droop enough to allow some diff fluid to make its way down the tube. I know I have had that exact thing happen in the distant past (when my steel wheels were the original color like yours), but I don't recall the outcome. I don't think it turned out to be a big deal, or it didn't turn into a chronic problem.
I would look on the back side of the wheel. The seals on these axles are inboard toward the differential and should only leak to any great extent at or behind the yoke on the actual axle where the dust seal is. I wouldn’t think the oil would travel all the way out to the wheel itself.
There shouldn't be any fluids leaking from there, or I can't think of any. If it was that wet out, moisture trapped under the hubcap would be my first guess.
Maybe when it was being worked on they sprayed it down with penetrating oil and it's flinging out the excess? I got nothing else.
If anything, that hub looks like its sticking out a little far. They are only held in with a c clip. Try and give it a good yank outwards. If it comes out, c clip is long gone and you need a new one.
The hubs are supposed to have grease in them.
I leave my hubs locked all winter since im in and out of 4wd so often and at higher speeds (i live in rural canada). Also one of my hubs doesnt switch in auto sometimes (im doing a coil swap so it will get fixed with the new axle, still may leave them locked at times after that).
There shouldn't be any fluids leaking from there, or I can't think of any. If it was that wet out, moisture trapped under the hubcap would be my first guess.
Maybe when it was being worked on they sprayed it down with penetrating oil and it's flinging out the excess? I got nothing else.
I will look at that tmw,
thanks for the help
it was in the shop on a lift for a while
Is it possible they had both wheels off and used something like WD40 before putting the lug nuts back on. I know some shops like to do that. In the picture it does look like it would be coming from the lug nuts...just a thought, IDK
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