1994 P30 Rear Axle I.D. Leaking pinion seal.

[kennyrodgers]

Hi Folks,
Just noticed a small leak from my diff. It's wet at the front of the housing as well so could you guys give me some pointers on what to look for to ID the axle then I can buy the correct pinion seal. Chassis is a 94 P30. parts won't be available in the UK so I could do to get it right the first time.
Thanks in advance,
Cheers.

[BrianB]

The visuals at this link http://www.differentials.com/technical-help/differential-identification will get you a good start. From there you can look for numbers stamped on the housing (again, you can Google the rear-end type to see where the numbers should be stamped).


For example, my 86 P30 has a Dana 70HD, but I found that the stampings were on the front-left of the axle housing instead of on the back as many search results said it would be.


So look around front/back/top/bottom. You may need to wire-brush some rust off to read them better.

[kennyrodgers]

Many thanks Brian, that helps a lot.
I have a look in the morning and report back.