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Old 01-19-2008, 07:35 PM
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Default OIL inside of rim on back wheel??
under truck today i noticed some oil on rear wheel inside the rim. possibly wheel seal right? Is that a big job? ive done them on semi trucks but not 3/4 tons


My truck is a 2004.5 ram diesel 2500 4X4
 
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Old 01-19-2008, 07:39 PM
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sounds like a rear wheel cylinder.
 
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Old 01-19-2008, 08:04 PM
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can it not be diff oil from wheel seal? the oil was blackish looking but it smelt like the 75w90 amsoil i put in there last summer.
 
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could be an axle seal, but the other guys would know better.


 
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Default RE: OIL inside of rim on back wheel??
Sounds like a wheel seal. If it was a brake cylinder the caliper would be soaked. Since you have full floating axles (just like semi trucks) it should be no different from them except smaller parts.
 
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Old 01-19-2008, 10:38 PM
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Default RE: OIL inside of rim on back wheel??
I had the same thing on my front axleand it ended up being the axle seal. By the time I got it fixed I had diff fluid all under my truck.
 
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