First time long time.
Have an ‘04 AWD Matrix base with 150k on it. Purchased last year with minimal maintenance history available but I’ve got an ‘05 AWD base with 325k that I’ve done a lot too, but not this.
Anyhoo, started getting the noise from the rear (bearings on the viscous coupler) but it was accompanied by a significant puddle of oil under the car. Got all the parts (bearings, washers, dust seal, and diaphragm seal) and set off to fix it.
Got it apart and the first thing I noticed was neither of the washers were present, but I continued on. Once apart it continued to drip oil, which stopped once I replaced the diaphragm seal. Put the bearings on, placed the washers in the diff and put it all back together but there is still a drip coming from where the rear diff meets the housing for the viscous coupler. This is just when it’s sitting up on jacks, haven’t run it yet.
Thoughts?
(Gonna get pics up hopefully)