P500 Wondering if anyone knows this cause/fix

[colorblindclown]

Noticed I had some oil around my axle at the front diff. Just wanted to see if anyone knew the issue or if I just need to start turning bolts and find out when its open.

 

[lee]

It looks like Oil is getting past the seal.
there are two probable potential causes.

1 The vent is plugged and as the diff warms up it pushes oil past the seal. This can be checked by removing the vent hose at the diff and seeing if you can blow threw the hose.

2 The seal is leaking. Probable cause is an assembly issue like it’s installed crooked or it has pushed out from where it’s supposed to be. More difficult to check, it needs some disassembly to check.

 

[Backwoods]

I had a brand new Yamaha do that the day I brought it home . I tapped the seal back and and it never leaked again.

 

[colorblindclown]

It looks like Oil is getting past the seal.
there are two probable potential causes.

1 The vent is plugged and as the diff warms up it pushes oil past the seal. This can be checked by removing the vent hose at the diff and seeing if you can blow threw the hose.

2 The seal is leaking. Probable cause is an assembly issue like it’s installed crooked or it has pushed out from where it’s supposed to be. More difficult to check, it needs some disassembly to check.

Ok thanks for the words of wisdom.

 

[colorblindclown]

I had a brand new Yamaha do that the day I brought it home . I tapped the seal back and and it never leaked again.

Did you just have to pull the axel to do that or did it require more take down?