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Gear oil coming from passenger side front wheel bearing?

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I have an 88 Wrangler and I noticed gear oil coming from the front passenger side of the axle. Is this just a seal behind the bearings or is the seal closer to the diff? What tools and parts will I need to fix this? I'm no master mechanic but I try to do everything myself just so I can learn. Thanks for any help you can provide.

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The seals are inside the diff. behind the carrier bearings. You have to pull the carrier to replace them. Don't worry though, you don't have to set up the R&P again. Just pop the carrier out (you have to carefully pry on the carrier to get it out), change the seals, and pop the carrier back in. There is also a grease seal for the wheel bearings on the back of the rotor, but since you said gear oil I assume you are talking about 90 wt coming out of the axle tube.

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