Fluid low in my 14ff

[surpip]

ok both my pinion seal and my right rear wheel bearing seal are leaking, and after driving about 100 miles, mabye less i was about 1 quart low in the diff, but the good news was it wassent leaking anymore.
How worried should i be, is there a real chance that i can destroy my new gears and locker?
I know these axles are pretty tough but how tough?

 

[HarryH3]

Fix the leaks and keep it full. Running a quart low is very likely to cause some serious damage eventually.

 

[rjfguitar]

My old 10B did the same thing. Would leak out the pinion seal when at the proper level and then quit leaking once it dropped a 1/2 quart or so. (equal to a full quart in a 14BFF)
I got tired of refilling it all the time and having to steam clean all the oil off, I eventually quit refilling it and never had an issue.

 

[surpip]

Ya, but the fluid has to be high enough to get to the hubs in the 14ff right?

 

[surpip]

??

 

[surpip]

ttt

 

[K5MONSTERCHEV]

Fix the leaks and keep it full. Running a quart low is very likely to cause some serious damage eventually.

Yes. Fix the seals. When you fill it back up, drive it, then re check it. Or jack up one side, then another and refill it.