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Originally Posted by Doru
Replace seals. You will need a special tool to pull the old seals out. You don't want to mar the seal groove. A bit involving, but not very hard. You can get an inexpensive axle seal removing tool by searching the net.
Sometimes, the half shaft can pop out - especially if you worked on that particular half shaft (ball joints for example). Then you can have a leak. This is an easy fix. You just raise the car and pop the driveshaft back in (a bit of force is required - you need to lever it back in). After that, you need to have the car level and check the fluid level.
I forgot to mention. Before starting on this job, get a can of brake dust removal spray and thoroughly clean the oil stained areas. This will enable you to monitor the repair.
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I am not disagreeing that it could be seals, but, obviously it is important to be sure where the leak is coming from before doing any replacing---as long as you locate the source and address the issue very soon so the differential fluid does not get low enough to damage the diff,--assuming it is from the diff.
I would check the level, top it off if necessary,clean the area, take a short low speed drive, pinpoint the location of the leak--then address the needed repair.