Should be able to change the seal.. I think your dealer wants to take a shortcut and replace the entire axle shaft that has a new bearing and seal pre installed..

If you are out of warranty try to find an independent shop..should be cheaper…

 

Luckily it’s under warranty. It’s just I’ve never heard of replacing the whole axle for $45.00 in parts. 😂 I watched a video of a guy doing it on a 2014 and it took him less than an hour and that was replacing the bearing/ring/seal

 

In the world of dealer repairs they don’t want to lose time changing parts when the can change the assembly. When I did my Frontier’s seals and bearings it was a bit of time to cut them off and press the new ones on. The dealer wants to cut out the wasted time and get to the next vehicle. They don’t care about who get handed the bill.
When I had a bad u-joint on my way from NJ to Florida I had to go to Nissan to have it done and they tried to sell me a whole drive shaft assembly for about $1,300. I turned them down and the joint and carrier bearing was $450 and I was good again except the “tech” whined the whole time about how tough it was to take part.

Clint

 

If it’s under warranty what do you care?

 

Because my warranty expires in August and if the passenger side starts leaking it might not happen until after the warranty expires. The mechanic said if one’s leaking then the other will start sooner or later. The cause was the vent valve on the housing being stopped up and the pressure build up is what caused the leak but Nissan won’t replace the other side as it hasn’t started to leak. I’m just going off what he told me but apparently he’s seen this before. He did try to convince the Service Advisor that the other side would need to be replaced.

 

My a Titan came from the factory with a vent tube and not like on my Frontiers with a valve. M


Clint

 

My a Titan came from the factory with a vent tube and not like on my Frontiers with a valve. M
Clint

What year model is your Titan? That vent valve/tube was weak and crimped but the mechanic said that's what caused my seal to leak. I live on a farm so I guess all these dirt roads wore it down.

 

Hello, i have a 2018 with the seal leak. How did they remove the shaft from the hub assembly. Theres a locknut that does not want to come off.

 

Did you ever change the seal. Dealer wants to sell me an axle.