Deuce Recovery June 15-18 Augusta, GA to Austin, Texas - 1100 miles

[m715mike]

This looks like axel boots >>>



I like @cbrTodd ’s advice.

 

[m715mike]

Are you sure you are leaking gear oil? I see grease in your pictures.

Have you checked the level of gear oil in your front differential?

 

[cbrTodd]

If the front axle isn't spinning, none of the places where the grease or gear oil are coming from are still moving, so they are no longer a limiting factor for how far you can go. As long as the hubs stay cool, you can drive on it essentially indefinitely. Some folks put that job off for years (I wouldn't recommend that though). You're going to need to disassemble the axle enough to clean out the knuckles and likely replace the inner axle seals at this point anyway, so the amount of road dust you will get in the knuckle on the rest of your drive home is of no additional consequence.

 

[kenn]

CBR Todd... Do you mind talking to me on the phone? I'll PM you my number...

 

[ToddJK]

Sorry to hear about the issue. CbrTodd is correct on what you can do. Hopefully it's just the boots that failed and not the axle seals as well. I've had leaking seals before, it never looked like that, even after driving 1000 miles. Hopefully you can get it back on the road and on it's way home.

 

[kenn]

Well the driver front is heating up pretty quick so it's flat bed time. Passenger didn't get over 110. Hopefully there isn't any damage beyond bearings, seals, boot, etc. It's not cheap to ship but I should have listened to my inner reason and flat bedded in the first place.

 

[m715mike]

Sorry to hear it! I know a flat bed will be expensive, but it’s worth it to be safe.

 

[ToddJK]

Well the driver front is heating up pretty quick so it's flat bed time. Passenger didn't get over 110. Hopefully there isn't any damage beyond bearings, seals, boot, etc. It's not cheap to ship but I should have listened to my inner reason and flat bedded in the first place.

How warm was the driver front getting?

 

[kenn]

About 185 in less than a mile.

 

[ToddJK]

About 185 in less than a mile.

Good call Ken, that's definitely too hot in too short of time.

 

[Jbulach]

Spewing out both sides all the sudden, guessing plugged axle housing breather…

 

[kenn]

Thanks for all of your help, gentlemen, to try to get me back on the road -- it is sincerely appreciated!

 

[m715mike]

@kenn - Looks like you are one step closer to home!

If you haven’t seen these threads, they may be helresources:

Front axle seals and boots stepXstep
Well, here it goes. Lot's of pictures to post and lot's of info to remember while I type it up. After I brought my truck home I noticed the inner clamps on both front steering knuckle boots had come loose and the bottom of the boots was full of fluid. So my plan was to replace the inner axle...
www.steelsoldiers.com

Deuce Power Bleeder R4x4 Style
Gang, here are 2 pics of my bleeder. You can see that the tank line has a ball valve and a quick coupler from an air line. It then connects to a second hose that has a tee and a 6" nipple that screws into the MC cap. There's a plug in the top of the tee but eventually it will have a pressure...
www.steelsoldiers.com


I like the axle boots from rockwelloffroad.com. The boots are good quality, there are here in Texas and have been great people to work with.

 

[fuzzytoaster]

Spewing out both sides all the sudden, guessing plugged axle housing breather…

I was skimming the thread looking for this answer. Plugged breather will do it.

 

[kenn]

Thanks again gentlemen. I'll check that breather as well. I'll know more tomorrow when I get it into the garage. I'll start a new thread in "The Deuce" so it has a proper title and reference the links already here for the future.

 

[CARNAC]

That stinks. I did two trips from Newnan Ga to El Paso in my deuce. plus one from El Paso to Aberdeen MD. I still consider all that driving as my moments of glory.