I have a 2008 gsr and this is kind of a stupid question but I just want to make sure. My front passenger side axle seal is leaking so would that be transmission fluid or transfer cas fluid that's leaking from the seal?

 

I am pretty sure it is just grease, not oil from the TC or Trans. The seal is there to seal off the u-joint from everything. I had a buddy with a 2010 MR lowered (coils) and with spacers have this happen to him.

 

its definitely gear oil. I'm just not sure if it would be transmission or transfer case oil.

 

in a gsr isnt it one and the same?? The front transfer case and transmission share gear oil I think...

Rrk its talking about the boot that covers the cv axle joint!!

 

Bump. Trying to get a definite answer.

 

Ok well since i just had a bad leak but mine was the trans not the seal (i wish it was). from what i am told the seals leak because the inputshaft could be bent. this can be causes by a hard launch or a bad mis shift. If its just leaking its starting to ware the seal out because the rotation is off. saddly this will cost some money to fix if this is the problem. you would need a new input shaft and they actully dont make a replacment seal right now. so the shop has to make the old one work and seal it. I would recomend you keep an eye on the oil and get it to the shop as soon as you can afford it to be repaired.
sorry for the bad news..i hope its not this for you but could be.

 

whoops! sorry i read it quick and the first thing that came to my mind was the cv boot. I had a buddy that had his rip and couldnt get it warranted because he was lowered.

graphite is correct, in the GSR the front transfer case and trans has the same gear oil source.

I blew out the o-ring seal on my transfer case within 1000 miles i put on the car. I am pretty sure it is because mitsu overfilled the t-case from the factory. Replacing it sucks too because last i heard you couldnt just buy/replace the o-ring. You had to get the entire new housing for the t-case. Luckily mine was covered under warranty.

 

^--- what year is your car?

 

How do they share the same gear oil when the transmission and transfer case take two different kinds and they both have their own drain and fill plugs?

 

Also the drain and fill plugs for the transfer case are just inches from where the passenger side axle is going in.

 

2010

 

Sorry i thought it would be the same oil but it is not. Look at the work order details when i had my t-case o-ring replaced.

Work Order.pdf

 

Someone has to know the answer for sure lol

 

Im just saying man i would have to guess the input shaft if you have not overfilled it before. that is the only thing that could cause it to ware wrong but maybe im wrong we will find out over time i guess

 

It's not the input shaft. The engine was just replaced in my car and the seal must have been damaged when the axle was reinstalled.