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testme
10-10-2007, 08:20 AM
Can anyone out there help me with this my rear tire on my 300A with 66,XXX miles the driver side is leaking fluid of some sort I cant figure out where it is coming from the master cylinder is not lossing fluid i monitored it for a week and this fluid is making my tire slick does anybody have an idea on what or where it might be coming from:help:

SID210SA
10-10-2007, 08:30 AM
Check your seals behind the Godshead cap

RF Overlord
10-10-2007, 08:34 AM
A little more info about your car would be helpful...year, A or B, mileage, etc.

Mosty likely it's a bad axle seal and you're losing gear oil. Get it fixed ASAP before you do expensive damage to the differential. If your car is an early-build 300A, (built before January of '03) you may have bad axles as well. There's a TSB for this (#03-5-5) along with a kit.

RoyLPita
10-10-2007, 08:43 AM
Could be a rear axle seal.

fastblackmerc
10-10-2007, 08:58 AM
+1 for the real axle seal leaking.

sabtaj1
10-10-2007, 09:47 AM
Tail light fluid. This happened to me once.

ImpalaSlayer
10-10-2007, 10:12 AM
Tail light fluid. This happened to me once.

you know i used to work at a motorcycle aftermarket shop and in one of the catalogs they actually sold tail light fluid. came in a variety of colors to match your bike ;)

baltimoremm
10-10-2007, 10:26 AM
+1 for rear axle seal. this just happened to me a few weeks back. bearings went bad, scored the axle, seal leaked (and leaked pretty fast).
You'd probably be alright to drive it to the shop, but i wouldnt drive anywhere else with it like that.
Have them check the ebrake pads as the fluid may have saturated them also, they probably could use a good degreasing.

Cobra25
10-10-2007, 11:03 AM
+1 for the real axle seal leaking. I also have to agree , rear axle seal.

Local Boy
10-10-2007, 03:17 PM
ALL agree...It's the axle seal...Get ready to change those axles...sorry

But this gives you good reason to go up to 4:10's

Had do mine too...and went up to 4:10's since I was there...

Great Improvement!!!

ALOHA

CRUZTAKER
10-10-2007, 05:12 PM
I'm all about the tail light fluid. :D

I just would have took the tail light off first for a look-see before I posted. :hide: