I took my passenger axle out,, and all the tranny fluid came out. *complete Options

[My2Celi]

I took it my passenger axle and suddenly all the fluid starts pouring out. The car was too low and i couldnt make it in time to place a towel in it. Now its all over the floor and i was wandering if that is normal?


Another vent: my thread in hub for my brake caliper to go in is effed up and all i did was replace my pads and now its not going in right. tilted instead.

My Celica is cursed.

This post has been edited by My2Celi: Nov 24, 2006 - 6:06 PM

[My2Celi]

i used a crowbar to take out the seal. but im when i installed it im not sure if its all the way in so i took a rubber hammer and taped it lightly.

[Yellow94GT]

i used a crowbar to take out the seal. but im when i installed it im not sure if its all the way in so i took a rubber hammer and taped it lightly.

FLUID:
Starcraftjunkie and Battman722 are correct about replacing the fluid when removing the axle. Last time you jacked up the vehicle you may have had enought tilt to retain the fluid from pouring out from the axle hole, either that or you were running it without enough fluid.

SEALS
The axle seal should be installed to look like the other axle. I would recommend changing the seal when you replace an axle. You can't always tell if a seal is bad by looking. The rubber becomes hard and reinstalling the axle may permanently push it out of shape so it leaks. Just replace them when you already have the axels removed. The price of the seal is not much compared the hassle of finding that the seal leaks after you have reassembled everything.

AMOUNT OF FLUID:
Remember have the car level to check the amount of transmission fluid.
xelan is right "undo the fill valve on the front of the tranny and stick my finger in to see if the fluid level came up to right below the hole. Just becareful because the threads in the fill hole are kind of sharp."

CHECK OTHER PARTS:
I would also recommend checking your cv boots for cracks at this time as well. If they are brittle and have slight cracks you might as well replace them also. When they split open, they spew out grease everywhere and then it's only a very short time before the joint fails due to lack of lubrication.


Axle repair manual link

Best of luck,
Yellow94GT