Rear Axle Seals

[benvanderwoude]

Had problems rear axle seals. 108k on the clock and now Nissan says needs new axle assembly, bearing, housing o-ring, rear drum and shoes. Is this common?

 

[tweak'e]

i'm wondering why it would need all those things.

what sort of axle seals problems have you been having?

 

[benvanderwoude]

i'm wondering why it would need all those things.

what sort of axle seals problems have you been having?

Leaking fluid into drum brakes. I wonder also. Vehicle has never towed anything. Bit frustrating and expensive.

 

[tweak'e]

towing won't make any difference. if its the axle tube thats crook then hit nissan up for warranty because its a manufacturing defect. unless you have hit something at speed and bent it.
or the stealership is trying to make money out of you.

most common cause is blocked breather.

 

[oil_cooler]

Hello sir.
Just with 40.000km in my clock, Nissan detects a diff oil leak in my rear axel. They changed it under warranty.
Basically there is a oil seal with factory fault.
The part nr: 43252-4JA0A.

 

[Rocky2228]

I found my rear oil seals leak at round 130K ( I think this is fairly common fault for a D23). The dealer only replaced the seals but need to replace the rear brake shoes (original) , as they were contaminated with oil......... drums where OK to use again after a degrease and skim.

 

[oil_cooler]

If you rear brake pads are wet, I am sorry but you have to change all parts there. Not making the change could cause an accident