# 2000 monte carlo axle seal leak woes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-monte-carlo-axle-seal-leak-woes/71381>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 11, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-monte-carlo-axle-seal-leak-woes/71381 "2012-03-11T16:30:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![montecarlossfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@montecarlossfan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/montecarlossfan)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-monte-carlo-axle-seal-leak-woes/71381/1 "2012-03-11T16:30:24Z")

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I have a 2000 Chevy Monte Carlo that has me stumped as to why it leaks. The driver side axle seal leaks fluid only after a drive. I have replaced the axle twice and seal 6 times and it still leaks. I am stumped on this one. Unless I got a bad axle twice that the diameter of the sealing surface is too small but didn’t seem like it as the seal hugs the shaft.

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**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-monte-carlo-axle-seal-leak-woes/71381/2 "2012-03-11T19:16:15Z")

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Six axle seals? Are you certain the leak is around the axle? If so, the problem is probably in the transmission. Behind that seal is a bearing, the bearing is probably worn allowing too much movement of the axle shaft and thus a leak.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-monte-carlo-axle-seal-leak-woes/71381/3 "2012-03-11T19:23:08Z")

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As asemaster said…

The only other possibility I’d add is a gouged seating surface for the seal.

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**Author:** ![montecarlossfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@montecarlossfan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/montecarlossfan)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-monte-carlo-axle-seal-leak-woes/71381/4 "2012-03-12T04:59:19Z")

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Yeah I’ll look , the bearing looked ok, no missing needles,…maybe it’s time…I never thought of that although I never feel any vibrations or what not.

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**Author:** ![montecarlossfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@montecarlossfan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/montecarlossfan)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-monte-carlo-axle-seal-leak-woes/71381/5 "2012-04-11T02:56:00Z")

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Problem solved with genuine gm axle!