nlambert182
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- Huntsville, AL
- Ram Year
- 2018
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- 6.7 Cummins
I was replacing the diff fluid in the rear of my 2018 Ram 2500 on Wednesday and happened to glance up and notice oil sling on the inside passenger front tire. Upon inspection I see a decent amount of oil buildup on the u-joint and it appears to be coming from the axle tube. It looks like I have an axle seal leaking. I'm going to check the front diff fluid level today and top it off if needed but I need to get this fixed.
How difficult is this for someone to replace in their driveway? I am mechanically inclined but I am going to assume that I would need a special tool to knock out the old seal and a tool to reseat a new one. I did see on YT that there are "inspection plates" on some over on the passenger side so assuming that the fix would be to go in through that access panel once the shaft is out.
I'm also curious if someone has had one replaced at a shop what the ballpark figure would be. Understand that prices are different everywhere but it would give me an indication if I want to tackle this or just send it to my local shop to have it replaced.
How difficult is this for someone to replace in their driveway? I am mechanically inclined but I am going to assume that I would need a special tool to knock out the old seal and a tool to reseat a new one. I did see on YT that there are "inspection plates" on some over on the passenger side so assuming that the fix would be to go in through that access panel once the shaft is out.
I'm also curious if someone has had one replaced at a shop what the ballpark figure would be. Understand that prices are different everywhere but it would give me an indication if I want to tackle this or just send it to my local shop to have it replaced.