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I sealed up my axle flange today. The lock washers looked a bit sprung, so I replaced them. Here are some pictures. I used some Permatex RTV from Pep Boys that claimed to be particularly good at resisting gear oil. I cussed at the axle for a while trying to get it to line up with the splines in...

Thanks for pointing out the axle vents! Mine may still be fine, since I found last night that the axle flange bolts were loose on the leaking hub.

I wasn't planning to work on that hub this weekend before. But after the interesting direction this thread went, I may just reseal the axle flange and not worry about servicing the bearings just yet. So maybe I'll have a chance to take some pictures after all this weekend?

Is it problematic if oil has gotten past the outer seal and washed out some/all of the grease, but the oil can't flow freely between the axle housing and bearings because the outer bearing seal is still in place? Conversely, if converting to wet hubs, should any grease be used at all? Or should...

Hmm, interesting. So, is it even a problem if some gear oil got past the outer bearing seal and got into the grease? I do not expect to ever ford the truck.

The flange looks like it is presently sealed with RTV, and that's how I have usually sealed my axle flanges in the past. It usually works well, but sitting on a side slope with oil up against it for a long time is a tough test to pass. Now that I think of it, I want to take that wheel off to...

Thank you! Maybe the bearing seals are intact, the bearings didnt get marinated in oil, and it's just the axle flange gasket leaking? Well, I won't know until I get in there. If there's any imperfection in the outer seal, the oil probably had time to find it while the truck sat with a flat tire...

My M936A1 arrived with a nearly flat rear tire. Thanks to the resulting slope of the axle, it was also leaking gear oil where the axle flange bolts to the hub. It is still dripping with the tire inflated, but it's parked on a slight side slope at the moment. I'll move the truck this weekend...