68six

Can anyone recommend a good method for installing new seals in the rear end? Is it as simple as using a big hammer and a cylinder a couple of inches in diameter? Or is there some specialized tool that is needed to do it right?

Derf00

They have bearing race/seal install tools but it's usually just as easy (cheaper too) if you just use a socket big enough to rest on the outer metal ring of the seal/bearing. Cover the socket with a wood block so you distribute the force of the hammerblow accross the entire surface of the socket.

It's better to take a few small blows to get the seal put in rather than one big blow.

jlg2002

+1 to Derf00,
Heed his advice about using small blows,

I also put a thin coating ofRTV around thecircumfrence of the seal to prevent oil leakage

68six

Thanks for the quick reply. The common sense approach has eluded me.

Derf00

That is good advice too.