Strange leak *pics*

[4g63t]

ok I replaced my drivers side outpit shaft seal and filld it up with gear oil. I drove it around the block and it started to smoke from under the engine"gear oil hinting exhaust" and i could not figure out ware the leak was coming from so i cleaned it up and checked my seal and then drove around for another ten min. Then all of a sudden my center diff was shot( had been clunking for a little while and had plans to replace it).

I got it back to my shop and looked down and it looked like there was a bolt missing from the front of the case and that seamed to be ware the gear oil was coming from.So i threaded a bolt in it and im not sure if there was a spring and ball or if it was just a bolt or what. Here is pics of ware im talking about.

(the rusty bolt is what i threaded in to ware the fluid was leaking out off)

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So what was in here that backed out??

 

[twicks69]

A bolt was originally there to serve as a limiter for the shift shaft.

Likely not the cause of your center differential failure, but would be a good place for gear oil to get out.

 

[4g63t]

Alright Thnks what are the dimentions of the proper bolt?