I've recently restored a 1951 8n. It was so covered in dirt, grease, and assorted funk that I didn't notice the leak until I cleaned the axle housing. Now, the lower lift link support pin (have I identified the correct part? see pic below for illustration of what I am talking about) has a small leak. I can park it in the garage and by next morning, there's about a half teaspoon of oil on the floor.
I've tried tightening the nut holding the lower lift link to the pin, but the pin spins without letting the nut tighten. I assume that I have to take the entire axle off the deferential housing in order to tighten the nut from the inside, correct? Does that mean removing the entire hub, seals, axle shaft, etc., or can the axle housing be removed as on piece, the nut tightened, and the axle put back on without disassembling the whole kit and caboodle?
Is this something that can wait or is it something that needs to be fixed right away?
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