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- My Car
- 1973 Mustang Convertible.
Restoring and fixing as I go.
Don, I am surprised you didn't mentioned the leak through the stud threads which is also very common and its unrelated to the gasket. At least that was in my case.The pumpkin is the removable carrier that bolts to the front of the axle housing by 10 studs and nuts. The pinion retainer bolts to the front of the removable carrier with five bolts. The pinion seal is inside the front of the pinion retainer behind the driveshaft yoke/flange.
There are four potential sources of leaks, listed in most likely to least likely
1. Pinion seal
2. Carrier to axle housing gasket
3. Pinion retainer to carrier gasket
4. Crack or bad weld in the housing
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