The fluid inside the axle is a thick gear lube, and you might have blown the seal out, when mine blew I still had some pressure and the brakes worked a little, it might be a pinhole in the line somewhere, they corrode easy, especially here in the northern states because they use way too much salt on the roads I think you might have multiple things going on with the speedo and trans

 

You said the speedo has been out for awhile. Either a brake line or a wheel cylinder has gone south on you. Fix the obvious first.

 

Im thinking a piston seal on the calipers is what is leaking. Between that and a blown axle seal. As for the speedo, I haven't the feintest idea of it, but im pretty sure that that is causing the trans issue because the computer isn't sensing when to shift. I'm waiting on more input before I make any moves. But Later tonight when it cools off, im going to pull apart the wheel and see if I can see anything.

 

The Speedo went out give or take like a mile right after the ABS/Brake light came on.

 

I think you're right, also check the tv cable to make sure it hasn't come off or is out of adjustment, this also caused a shifting problem for me

 

yeah. The only thing that puzzles me is the speedo/trans issue now.

 

You might have to get under the truck and look? LOL Unless the rear line is leaking or a WC is, the front brakes should have no effect on how the tranny shifts as far as I know. Do you have 4wheel abs ? You got issues with that truck

 

@ zman yeah haha, I bought it for half off the KBB price, i'm paying for it now haha. I went and looked under it a bit ago, and it's only dripping off that upper right corner. I'm going to go look at everything again in a bit when things cool down and the driveway isn't 140 degrees lol.

 

Have you gotten a build sheet for that thing yet? http://www.dodge.com/wccsapp/univers...ull&category=R

 

Not yet. Suppose I should.