rear axle seals leaking?

[NOVAS4]

Hey guys quick question. havent had much free time lately to do oil change so took it in to get done and they said my rear axle seals are leaking but im leaving tomorrow for rochester ny ~500 miles each way so they said i could hold off on it.. will i be ok?? they said i have been driving with it for awhile and i SHOULD be ok


also they want 480$ to do it .. sounds alittle off to me.

any recomendations?

fyi i searched and i found nothing

[rms-s4]

i just did a pair on an a6. the seals are like 20 each but you are prob getting charged 4 hours of labor. 2 each side which is fair considering the job. it will prob only take the tech an hour but you have to rememeber they are out to make money.

[Krzano]

I just did this job at my buddies shop. We dropped the whole rear diff and changed out all three seals at the same time. The seals leaking is a common problem. Doing this at home in your garage would be painful. It is so much easier when you have a lift. You should be ok for a 500 mile trip although they could have topped off your fluid or checked it. Anyway I would get it fixed as soon as you get a chance.

I believe these are the correct part numbers but please verify with your parts guy:
Front seal for rear diff = 857-525-275 qty.1
rear diff axle seals = 016-409-399-b qty.2
Rear diff driveshaft bolts = n-019-926-1 qty.6
Fluid = G 005 000 qty.2

[NOVAS4]

thanks alot guys