Explosive

Yea, as adder said axle seals are at the ends of the axle. So if they were leaking your brakes would most likely have gear lube on them if it was bad. If your tubes are leaking I would weld them rather than RTV. But I've worked at a Chrysler dealer and now at a Ford dealer and I've never seen either manufacturers axles ever have issues leaking out of tubes.

USMC1775

Side of pumpkin like out of the diff cover? Or where the axle tubes meet center section?

89LX5pointO

Kind of hard to tell...haven't jacked it up, just got down on the ground and noticed some on the fuel tank and on the right side of the pumpkin...

USMC1775

Ok well take a look and if its simply from the diff cover (which it likely is), just pop it off, clean out the inside, replace fluids and reseal with some RTV

89LX5pointO

Ok will do! Thanks much!

5.0muscle

You mention sealing with blue silicone. should this be wiped on around the outside edge or a thin continuous bead on the machined surfaces of the rear end housing that the gasket gets sandwiched between?

AdderMk2

blue should not be used here. You need to use black, or Permatex Right Stuff

5.0muscle

oops thanks adder. i found the black ultra by permatex