Rear End Weaping at Axle Tube to Center Section Joint

[CobraR77]

I was going to build up this rear end for my Boss 302R but now I'm having second thoughts about this particular rear end. It appears to be weaping fluid at the axle tube to center section joint. Other than the annoyance of a slow fluid leak, is this an indication of bigger issues with this rear end?

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

This is relatively "common", although I have not seen this happen with any rears personally. It may be a sign that the axle was not properly vented during past use (although typically this just blows out the axle end tube seals).

This could be a very good opportunity to have the axle tubes welded at the pumpkin, which will deliver more reliability in the long run anyways.

Other opinions?

 

[BigTaco]

This is relatively "common", although I have not seen this happen with any rears personally. It may be a sign that the axle was not properly vented during past use (although typically this just blows out the axle end tube seals).

This could be a very good opportunity to have the axle tubes welded at the pumpkin, which will deliver more reliability in the long run anyways.

Other opinions?

This is what the road race guys at Ford Performance recommend (welding the tubes to center section) to keep this from occurring.

 

[scmscout]

I own a machine shop, repair equipment all the time, my opinion, weld it up!

 

[TMSBOSS]

Yep. A good seam weld will seal it up and make for a stronger unit. The hard part is already done. The axel is out.