I just took the truck to the car wash to clean it up. It was a great day for a change 70 degrees outside. I pulled in and paid for the works including under carriage. I pulled out and drove about 3 miles to work. I could smell burnt oil or gear oil. I checked the wheels and under the hood, no oil leaks. I drove home and got out of the truck. I could see smoke coming from the right rear wheel. I looked under the truck and the axle seal is leaking.
Looks like I'll be pulling the axle out of the truck tomorrow. I go on vacation in a week and a half. I guess I'm lucky it didn't go when I was towing my 5th wheel!
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2001 2500HD LS D/A crew cab 6 1/2 box
K+N filter, Borla 4" s/s exhaust, Edge Juice/Attitude, Rear
Air Ride load levelers, 285/75r16 Bridgestone Dueler REVO
2002 Cedar Creek 33RLTS 5TH Wheel 2006 Fourwinns 220 Horizon 280 HP
Dodge put the fill plug really low on their 11.5 AAM and I think fresh oil rarely gets to the wheel brgs/seals so I put 5 qts in mine. Craig
2003 Dodge HO CTD, NV5600, 4.10. Real 1Ton - pregnant with twin spare tires, 4WD - all on the rear. Aurora 2000 turbo, Diablo Predator, 4" muffler. 98 Sunnybrook 30RLFS 5th wh. WHOEVER INVENTED WORK DIDN'T HAVE AN RV!
Hate to ask this for fear of the flames, but do you know how heavy you are?
According to my brochure that trailer should have a GVWR of right at13,800 pounds, and that will translate into a pin weight of 2900 pounds. If that is anywhere true, that is way too much for a 2500HD and it is possible that your problems are just beginning.
donn0128 wrote: Hate to ask this for fear of the flames, but do you know how heavy you are?
According to my brochure that trailer should have a GVWR of right at13,800 pounds, and that will translate into a pin weight of 2900 pounds. If that is anywhere true, that is way too much for a 2500HD and it is possible that your problems are just beginning.
The rear axle on the 2500HD is rated by GM at about 1/2 the actual capacity that AAM rates it for.
There has been some reports that synthetic and silicone seals don't
mix and leak or failure after a few thousand miles.
Wonder if they used a silicone based gasket treatment?
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1996 GMC SLT Suburban 3/4 ton K3500/7.4L/4:1/+150Kmiles orig owner...
1980 Chevy Silverado C10/long bed/"BUILT" 5.7L/3:73/1 ton helper springs/+329Kmiles, bought it from dad...
1998 Mazda B2500 (1/2 ton) pickup, 2nd owner...
Praise Dyno Brake equiped and all have "nose bleed" braking!
Previous trucks/offroaders: 40's Jeep restored in mid 60's / 69 DuneBuggy (approx +1K lb: VW pan/200hpCorvair: eng, cam, dual carb'w velocity stacks'n 18" runners, 4spd transaxle) made myself from ground up / 1970 Toyota FJ40 / 1973 K5 Blazer (2dr Tahoe, 1 ton axles front/rear, +255K miles when sold it)...
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