Leaking axle seal?

[ShadowsPapa]

Not that I've ever seen. And I've done rear brakes 3 times now. Only thing that's damp/wet is the backing plate. I suppose if the leak is bad enough it could contaminate the parking brake.

Honestly the parking brake on my JKR never really worked anyways. I've spent enough time adjusting it, trying to get it to grab, and it just never does. I don't use it anyways, so no loss.

What I've seen in the pics posted about axle leaks in the forums here would not indicate brake issues, especially the main brakes. There are shields in place. Some vehicles actually have a channel and shield that diverts any leaks to the back side of the backing plates (drum brakes) or shield (disk brakes) to protect the brakes. It's a sort of drain in a way - if this leaks, guide the lube away from the brakes and down the backside of the plate. Some shields in the past even had a sort of V or funnel shape to the bottoms.
It would have to be worse, and for an extended period, with these. My case it was bad and I hadn't noticed it for a while on that WJ .

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[aj93jeep]

Just got mine back today. Here in Indianapolis I was able to drop mine off on Tuesday this week for service Wednesday (they squeezed me in with no appt) and they had it ready Thursday night about 4p.

Now just got to watch and see if it starts leaking again.

They used part # 68474264AA Shaft-Axle Rear

Let’s hope Mac Haik is that quick. Ironically there was another 2021 getting an oil change with the same issue.

 

[Railpoler]

Since there is talk of contaminated brakes, here is my condition. I recentlyhad my leaking rear passenger seal replaced by a local dealer. When I picked up the vehicle I did not see anything on the invoice about cleaning or replacing the brakes. I asked the service manager about this and he told me the mechanic said the contamination was not bad and he was able clean it up. I got home and looked under the car and the inside of the wheel and dust shield were still covered in oil. I pulled the wheel, caliper, and rotor to verify. E brake lining and drum area were saturated with differential fluid and the rotors inside surface had a film of oil. Inside pad had oily sludge on its leading edge. I am trying to figure out how to proceed with the dealership.

 

[Rusty PW]

Take it back. Say that you looked under the truck and seen that everything is still oily. Don't say that you took it apart. They will blame you for the bad pad

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Take it back. Say that you looked under the truck and seen that everything is still oily. Don't say that you took it apart. They will blame you for the bad pad

Yup.

That mess is inexcusable. Doesn't look like it was cleaned at all to me.
When we fixed leaks, we gave the vehicle back to the customer looking like it had never had a leak. The point wasn't to fix the leak and do nothing else, it was t clean up the mess the leak made, take it back in time.
These people swap parts and that's about it. No customer service.

 

[Railpoler]

Take it back. Say that you looked under the truck and seen that everything is still oily. Don't say that you took it apart. They will blame you for the bad pad

I am leaving on a 2,000 mile trip in another two days and don’t trust this dealer now so I used two cans of brake clean to get things in reasonable shape. I am unsure if the pads are shot regardless of how well they have been cleaned. I have read where others have had pads and rotors replaced by the dealer. I can tell the mechanic had to remove the rotor to change out the axle so I can’t fathom how or why this happened.

 

[Rusty PW]

Brake clean will clean up the rotor no problem. But the pads have to be replaced. The one in the picture has a piece missing. I would replace the e-brake shoes too. You'll never get the lube out of them.

 

[glassjawkid32]

Anymore info on this being a recall or campain as someone noted? App continues to tell me there is nothing active on my vin.

 

[Thomaas]

Well, crawled under my JT a while ago to look at spring part numbers and discovered my right rear axle seal is leaking. Less than 1K miles on the truck. Guess I'll be calling the dealer tomorrow.

Took awhile for the part to arrive. Axle/bearing/seal assembly. Mechanic said the axle was pitted and caused seal failure. About a 3 day fix. Dealer provided a rental car. So far, so good. So, either there are no parts inspections during assembly or the part was inspected and deemed to not create a problem....WRONG.

 

[JeepCares]

Just got back from my second Jeep Wave oil change and they found the PASS rear axle leaking. Gotta take it in Wednesday to get it diagnosed. Assuming I'll get it back same day for parts - would be nice if they had a loaner. 10350 miles.

Hey. If you need support while at the dealership, send us a private message.

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[Chance575]

E brake shoes are $20 I just bought a pair

 

[pwrdbyjp]

E brake shoes are $20 I just bought a pair

Do you have the part number?

 

[mert34]

oem ones are spendy but aftermarket ones are like 20.

power stop makes some B941

 

[Chance575]

Since you can’t search google very well, fits many applications just go to can parts store and ask for em

 

[aj93jeep]

To the surprise of no one. Parts are on back order nationwide. I got the fluid topped off and will await a call to replace I suppose. Will need a good cleaning after. If the dealer doesn’t take care of it. I guess I will.

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