Posted by CB in central NY on July 12, 2010 at 11:11:44 from (216.81.94.70):
Sorry for the O.T. post!
I have a 1994 Toyota 4x4 4-cyl. regular pick-up truck (not a Tacoma, not extended cab, etc.) The other day I noticed a puddle of gear oil under the rear differential. When I checked, what looks like the back cover of the diff. rusted right through and started leaking (small pinhole or crack somewhere). You can peel the metal right off in chunks.
Apparently, the Toyota axle does not let you simply pull the cap and replace it; it"s part of the axle and the whole axle needs to be replaced. Brand-new, it"s $1400, not worth for a 1994 truck. I can get one second-hand but it would have to be in fairly good shape to be worthwhile.
A mechanic friend of mine suggested welding a patch onto the rear "cover". I don"t weld but I have a neighbor who is a professional welder; he"s done lots of welding on my tractors and farm implements.
What do you think? Which route should I take? And if he does weld a patch, will I need to pull the fuel tank off? (done it twice already, a major pain in the ...)
Thanks in advance for your help. I definitely don"t want to junk the truck over this; it"s only got 157,000 miles on it.
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