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Those are both good questions. I'm going with 1) faulty o ring seal on the filler vent as the main point of ingress. It's likely happened over time but mostly during the first year I owned it before I built my barn. I mean, it may have just not been tight enough but it felt tight and there was...

Alright. I let it drain on the warm day and left it until it was well below freezing. It definitely emptied out once it thawed. Spins free now with no issues. This is what came out: I wasn't super impressed by the color after 250ish hours. She's due for fluids again and I'm doing them myself...

Minor update: it's about 30 out but expected to warm into the 50s. Took the wheel off and pulled the drain. I can see the ice. Hoping the day's warmth thaws it out and I get a good confirmation via ample water draining out. I might need to use this little beast to push slush so if it checks out...

Did the deep dive into the tear down link into the 2300 and ordered parts for the seal and bearing replacement. Not scared yet. For context I've rebuilt everything from the 1978 SB 350 in my Vette to a 3/4 ton Ford rear diff, including ring and pinion, shimming, setting backlash, etc. Tools and...

Any way I shake it, the axle to knuckle seal is bad so I know it's coming apart. For me this discussion has been more a matter of thoughtful opinions on what I should have on hand for the freeze up issue. I'm definitely pulling it off and getting to the source of the problem and inspecting...

When you say everything I presume you mean seals and bearings. From what I can ascertain, there's no backlash to set and no real way to check it. That's to say that essentially there's little more than swapping the parts that can be done if they are damaged. Presuming it is water freezing up and...

Seems odd that it only freezes up when it sits overnight in the winter but otherwise works flawlessly and has for more than a year. I reckon I'll plan to borrow another machine and tear this on down. Parts are around 2 weeks to turn them around and this could be in excess of $500 in parts...

I've crawled the parts book extensively. The axle is on like 4 different diagrams so it's a bit of a pain. Wouldn't a bad gear be a plague in warmer weather too?

Odd left hand front wheel intermittent lock up on my '21 GC1723EB, about 575 hrs, and could benefit from some advice. Only really happens in cold weather after sitting overnight. If I fire up and if I work if forward and back for a few minutes it eventually let's go and works normally. No noise...