Greasy rear end on 20 year sleeper

[foothilltom 33]

Yep, that's the best title I could come up with before my coffee :)

 

There is a lot of "grease" (or at least what looks like a grease stain?) on the bell housing of my differential. This car hasn't driven in 20 years and has only rolled a few feet onto a trailer and into my driveway in those same 20.

 

I've taken a close-up picture from the rear of the car. I'm trying to build a list of things I need to expect to replace, but I'm way out of my depth on understanding what this might mean.

 

Thanks in advance for any ideas, suggestions on what to replace, repair, ignore, etc.

 

Tom

http://picasaweb.google.com/tdayton/MustangStuff#5376144338491607090

[bnickel 10,004]

that looks like normal seepage for a 40 year old car, as long as the diff has the correct amount of gear oil it should be fine. to check it remove the plug on the pumpkin and stick your finger in the hole, if you can feel oil about 1/8" or so down from the bottom of that hole there's plenty of gear oil in it.

[Fordrevhead 29]

9" rear... pinion seal. Even new ones will do that if they sit long enough.

[coz 108]

Chicago Rawhide - part # CR 18833. Been there, even on a new Moser 9" I had a few leakers before I got one to seal. Be careful installing it - it's a crush sleeve so make sure it's "square" and use a cordless drill to tighten it down. Electric drills might be too much torque.

[foothilltom 33]

Thanks a lot, gentlemens. I'll go get that part today in anticipation of a little weekend time with the sleepy girl.

 

Tom

[Pakrat 1,043]

Thank God thats settled, every time I see this topic I get visions of a bad adult magazine cartoon of Sleeping Beauty with a line of Princes behind her with their draws dropped waiting for their turn.

[foothilltom 33]

Yeah, that subject was bad even for me.