I have my swing axle all cleaned up and painted and ready to reinstall on the pan. Couple of questions.
I've got new bearings, gaskets, o-rings, seals and new boots. Are these things prone to leaking at the flange (don't know the proper name) on the transaxle where you attach the boot? It appears there is a gasket there. Obviously this isn't under pressure, and I would think that it wouldn't leak here, unless it just seeps out. I don't want to fill this back up and have it leaking all over the garage and new paint.
Secondly, when I drained it, I didn't find any evidence of any metal shavings, but it was plenty dirty and the drain plug was covered with like the consistency of mud. Should I do anything to flush it out first before refilling?
(sorry for all the posts, just trying to drum up some traffic on this site, we went like 3 days without a post last week)
Cory