Durango Splitter Seal Leak?

From : d bell

Q: my wife took our 98 durango into a local dodge service shop this afternoon to get the oil changed. they made a few notes on the invoice - a couple being splitter seal $190.35 leaks rear diff service $59.95 leaks im a newbie so can someone tell me what the splitter seal is i guess it may have something to do with the transmission fluid does it really cost that much to fix a seal also is the differential service required at this time my mileage is 60k right now. any comments thanks. .

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From : tom lawrence

splitter seal $190.35 leaks rear diff service $59.95 leaks im a newbie so can someone tell me what the splitter seal is sounds like the transfer case output seal. common problem and for $190 id change them all day long the seal itself is about $10 and takes maybe 30 minutes at most to change out and thats a stretch time-wise. also is the differential service required at this time my mileage is 60k right now. yes the diff fluid should be changed and at that point the cover would be re-sealed to stop the leak assuming its from the seal on the diff cover and not the pinion seal. $60 for this isnt too horrible - but again its at most a 30 minute job with the oil costing about $8 and about $0.50 in permatex. throw in $3 for waste oil disposal fee and theyre getting about $50 for the labor. again - thats not too bad. its certainly a whole lot better than the splitter seal. .