Grease splatter looks like coming from tailshaft

[ravenhard Member Find all posts View Profile Close ravenhard]

So I was under my car today and noticed a crap load of grease splatter coming from what I think looks like the tailshaft coming out the transfer case.

Is this level of splatter normal? Looks kinda fresh like there wasn't any previously, then in the last few months it's been happening.

Should I be worried? Or is it a case of the apprentice at the last service going a little too crazy with the grease gun







Sorry for the poor pics. A bit hard with the iPhone while cramped under the car

[D4D Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D]

Did you have it serviced recently? They usually throw a heap of grease in there to stop the tailshaft clunk...

[ravenhard Member Find all posts View Profile Close ravenhard]

I've only had my car for 6weeks but it had its 90k service in August

[gxl_d4d Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close gxl_d4d]

It's normal. It's actually pretty clean for 90000km.

[ravenhard Member Find all posts View Profile Close ravenhard]

It does look pretty clean under there except for the grease. It's never been off road before I got it and was the typical mums shopping trolley

[fido666 Banned Find all posts View Profile Close fido666]

Did you have it serviced recently? They usually throw a heap of grease in there to stop the tailshaft clunk...

This is true, they used to grease the crap out of the tailshaft on my Kaka before it was replaced. Yours does seem a bit excessive though Ravenhard, I can't recall mine being quite that messy.

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

They overdo it.
Bloody messy when that happens.

[Riv39 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Riv39]

Typical over grease to try and stop/avoid the tail shaft clunk......take it back and get them to clean it up. I had this occur several times before they finally changed the shaft due to the tail shaft clunk