Mk 3 Drive Axle Seal Weaping Diff oil (Drivers side)

[Dom1]

Hi all,

Looking for input to who I could get to do the drive axle seals on a 2008 Mk3 in the midlands/Leister region? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I noted a slight weeping of diff oil while cleaning the car over the weekend... so I have it parked up until I resolve the problem. Looking at the task of removing the drive axles from the diff involves a considerable amount of dis-assembly... removal of rear brake caliper, ABS sensor, disconnection of the stabilizer bar link from the rear trailing arm, all four links from the rear knuckles, pulling the drive axle from the hub splines using a puller etc.

The problem is that I do not have a garage so any attempt to do this work would be out doors and the February weather does not help and in addition I'd like to have the car back up and running soon rather than later waiting on me to get the parts and job done since my darling wife hates walking to work after the "curfew" was imposed on the MX5! Can anyone suggest to me a good mechanic with a love for MX5 (even Mk3's!) on here that I know I can sent our baby to get the job done...right

Any input would be appreciated

[sidewaysreilly]

How much oil is it losing? Oil Seals will weep a bit specially on Cars that are not driven regularly. You may be able to postpone their replacement until you have more time.