I have an '02 Sequoia with ~80k miles.
Recently, we occasionally noticed a burned oil smell when we stopped at a light or in the driveway.

Last night I smelled it and saw smoke comming from one of the rear wheels after some hard braking.
I took the wheel off and noticed oil pretty much everywhere, but it didn't appear to be coming from the caliper or brake lines.

I'm a decent shade-tree mechanic, but I've never replaced axle seals and we are scheduled to drive to Utah next weekend.

Any tips on doing this myself or would I be better off taking it somewhere?
How much would a repair like this cost?

This is a chronic issue on Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles.

Read here:

http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/engine-and-drivetrain/40504-rear-oil-seal-leaking-repeated-failure/

There is a TSB, DL00203 check it out.

There is something about defective seals for the passenger side rear axle seal. There is/was a TSB. And there is also an issue with the axle breather.

Many posts, but I would start here and read away. Good luck.
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/brakes/130221-2000-tundra-rear-brakes-leaking-diff-2/#post1127550

Doh, 1Ags pwned again!

Thanks for the links

How can I tell which seal is leaking. There is one inside that the axle fits through and one outer seal with the bearing assembly

http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/skyvisions/2008-05-30_135424_02_seq2.pdf

The inner oil seal seems easy enough, but the other one is a beetch and requires a machine shop, new bearings, retainers, etc.

http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/skyvisions/2008-05-30_135537_02_seq4.pdf





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there is nothing wrong with it, just keep driving. Toyota's last forever and never have any problems

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