Replacing the front differential seal HELP
6th Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,956
From: Howard City, MI
RE: Replacing the front differential seal HELP
ORIGINAL: Ketis
is there a trick to getting the pinion seal back on?
im having quite the hard time getting that thing in there..
is there a trick to getting the pinion seal back on?
im having quite the hard time getting that thing in there..
As for repalcing the sleave.....if you were replacing the gears or bearing it is a must, but like capri said, the old bearings are probably worn anyway so the preload is gone. The preload on the bearings should be around 10 ft/lbs of tunring torque, meaning as you spinthe pinionwith the wrench, you should have about 10ft/lbs. Use locktight on the pinion bolt.
6th Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,956
From: Howard City, MI
RE: Replacing the front differential seal HELP
ORIGINAL: 8banger
15-18 in lbson new pinion bearing pre-load. INCH poundsnot FT lbs....
small piece of flat wood to drive in the pinion seal(if the seals flat)....helps.
15-18 in lbson new pinion bearing pre-load. INCH poundsnot FT lbs....
small piece of flat wood to drive in the pinion seal(if the seals flat)....helps.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 823
From: PA
RE: Replacing the front differential seal HELP
I told you all you had to do was replace the seal and tighten the nut and you'd be good to go. But you took the hard road.If you would've tried what I suggested there was a 90% chance it would've worked just fine... and if you goofed up and tightened the nut too much... THEN you should've gone and done what everyone else told you to do. The moral of the story is always try the easiest fix first instead of jumping the gun and ripping the whole rear apart. AllI can say now is good luck. I'm not rubbing your nose in it, but I've been doing this stuff for 25+ years and gave you my best advice... I just feel bad you didn't take it... and hope you can get it fixed now.
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2nd Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 223
From: Illinois
RE: Replacing the front differential seal HELP
ORIGINAL: capri debris
I told you all you had to do was replace the seal and tighten the nut and you'd be good to go. But you took the hard road.If you would've tried what I suggested there was a 90% chance it would've worked just fine... and if you goofed up and tightened the nut too much... THEN you should've gone and done what everyone else told you to do. The moral of the story is always try the easiest fix first instead of jumping the gun and ripping the whole rear apart. AllI can say now is good luck. I'm not rubbing your nose in it, but I've been doing this stuff for 25+ years and gave you my best advice... I just feel bad you didn't take it... and hope you can get it fixed now.
I told you all you had to do was replace the seal and tighten the nut and you'd be good to go. But you took the hard road.If you would've tried what I suggested there was a 90% chance it would've worked just fine... and if you goofed up and tightened the nut too much... THEN you should've gone and done what everyone else told you to do. The moral of the story is always try the easiest fix first instead of jumping the gun and ripping the whole rear apart. AllI can say now is good luck. I'm not rubbing your nose in it, but I've been doing this stuff for 25+ years and gave you my best advice... I just feel bad you didn't take it... and hope you can get it fixed now.
i used the impact wrench and it worked fine but the rubbing noise is still there
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 823
From: PA
RE: Replacing the front differential seal HELP
Rubbing noise? I just went back and looked through the whole thread and you never mention anything about a rubbing noise. All you said is that the seal was leaking. And the way I took it is that you decided to remove the diff and put in a new crush collar. Did you or did you not take the diff out?