Rear axle seals leaks. Please report.

[Delta15]

My Drivers side rear axle seal is leaking.....I just found it today I hope the dealer can get it fixed soon! I really need the truck this weekend

[BillR]

I just had my driver's side seal/bearing/collar replaced for a leak. It's got 43K miles on it. The dealer replaced it under warranty.

[sjk]

Originally Posted by Toxman

B.S!!!!!!!! It's happening on un-modded trucks also.

22,000 miles on my stock '05. Right rear seal has gone out. Caught it before it totally ruined the brakes. I wondered if it's a temperature thing. Anyone else with a Titan in the cold far north with this problem?

[myeomans]

Just noticed both seals are leaking on my 2005 Titan. It has 28K miles so I assume it's under warranty. Will let them know about the spacers in case they haven't done this yet but I suspect, after seeing this forum that all Nissan dealers are painfully aware. Other than this (and the brakes that had to be fixed) I like the truck.

Thanks and I'll report this as indicated at the beginning of the thread.

[Herbpov]

Driver side axel seal leaking. Another trip to the service dept. This is really getting to be a joke with these axel seals and rearends. Had the passenger's side done earlier now the driver's side. Report being filed. #10204099

[whiteLE]

thanks Herb for filing

attached is the latest log. Please let me know if I have missed any information.

thanks
white

[scottyg267]

Filed today #10204159 after $475.00 in repairs

[jnicolmya]

In the process of having mine replaced. Mine is so bad the dealer is replacing the whole rear end.

[jnicolmya]

Your Complaint Information is successfully submitted.

Your Confirmation number (ODI Number) is: 10204187

[zigtaw]

i've got a 2004 titan with 55,000 miles and noticed the rear seal leak last week. leak is on the passenger side. had a mechanic friend pull the diff cover and he showed me some pretty harsh wear on the ring and pinion.(i should have got pictures) anyways, after looking on titan talk and finding out i still was under warrenty(thank god, i thought it was out at 36,000), i took it to the dealer and they installed a brand new rear end. i even got a new
aluminum diff cover! does anyone know if the rear ends have been upgraded
or did they just put in another of the same design? also, it seems that most of the problems are in 4wd trucks, mines 2wd. and finally, i'm reading about
guys pulling the axles without pulling the cover. i've got the dana rear end
and i thought it was a spicer style rear end where you have to pull a pin to get the axel out. am i mistaken or are the rear ends on different trucks of a completely different design?

[myeomans]

Just had mine replaced w/ 29K on my 05. The dealer said that it was because Nissan puts the seals in w/out lubricant - seal gets hot and leaks.. (This sounds very unlikely). I also mentioned the relief valve mod but he didn't take the bait.

Funny thing... He first told me this is only TItan he's seen with this problem so I mentioned Titantalk. He got a very funny look on his face and then starting to say the Frontiers, Murado's et.. have had this problem for sure... blah blah blah.. Then when I picked the truck up I said I would post his "reason for failure" on Titan talk.. THAT's when he really started to dance.. (said things like... well we've only seen this once with the seal not being lubed at initial install.. but of course he told me about it before they inspected mine.. so the math is bad at the very least... Also they didn't clean the inside of the wheels, back side of brake cover etc... I decided to clean them up myself and speak with service manager tomorrow about the lack of clean up. I want to be sure they don't do this to someone else.

[fallguy]

67000 miles on my truck. Dealer pointed out that I had leaks with both of my seals. Does anybody have a ballpark of what this should cost?

[big_b16]

While rotating tires, noticed D/S rear axle seal leaking (49k miles). Prior to checking this board, I took it to dealer. Talked with mech who had done this one time before on a Titan. Total parts (bearing, spacer, seal) was around $100. I discussed with the mech how to do it and found that it shouldn't take someone too long if they have a decent variety of tools. The only likely problem would be a vertical press to set the new bearings and spacer on the axle. Apparently the service manual is aware of having to destroy the spacer and bearings/races to get the new seal in place...it lists those parts (bearings & spacer) as necessary to complete the job. The mech said one will have to use a die grinder to chop the spacer off and the same to remove the bearings. Fortunately, mine was under warranty and it will be fixed tomorrow. However, it shouldn't be that bad of a job in the future if I need to do it again (which appears likely). That being said, I'm not sure how fluid leaking on the back side of the dust cover will make the brakes become inoperable as some have noted. The fluid did not appear to be on the rotor side of the dust cover. I didn't remove the rotor prior to visiting the dealership in a search for parts. Does anyone have the service manual and would be willing to post the parts breakout for the axle assy. I got a copy at the dealership but left it since it was under warranty. I will post on the NHTSA website.

For the record: Your Confirmation number (ODI Number) is: 10205204

[hysteria]

I took my Titan in for service and was told my rear end was starting to leak. The dealer just replaced my rear end at 50,000 miles at no charge to me. I had no idea this was happening. Check with the dealer and see if they will replace.

[whiteLE]

Attached is our latest rear end failure log.

thanks Big B!


white