Hi Ed,

So the question is: How is replacing those seals now any different from when you had the axles out before? I don't know the answer, other than the seal would be new <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="images/icons/mad.gif" />

I think there may have been a paper thin gasket, but so what? It doesn't seal anything, right? On second thought, we probably don't want it to seal. Seems like it would be better to have the leak show itself on the backing plate vs. inside the brake assembly.

I bought the new seals just in case we damaged one, but we never used them.

Our '00 4Runner leaked at 26,000 miles. My friend's '99 4Runner at 60,000. I've heard so many reports of 4Runners leaking, I'm thinking the cause has something to do with the Japanese vs. American assembly <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

What choice do we have but to replace them? You don't want the cast drum or the brake pads to get contaminated <img border="0" alt="[Mr.T]" title="" src="graemlins/mrt.gif" />