[titanmoon]

A week ago, I came home after a 10 mile freeway trip and could smell differential fluid. Looking underneath you could see the oil flowing out of the right rear axle onto the backing plate and down onto the inside of the wheel.

Monday morning the dealer added fluid and test drove. They said they heard grinding. They pulled the cover and said they found bad bearings.

Dealer replaced entire rear axle w/ new type w/ finned cover. Although they said the part was on nationwide backorder, my truck was done Thusday.

I had checked underneath 2-3 weeks ago and there was no sign of a leak.
Nissan did me right by replacing entire assembly.