front axle help...
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front axle help...
im trying to pull my front axle apart to put a new seal in. i have the ball joints loose. is there a way to get the spindle out without taking the u-joint apart?
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BJ,
Seems to me if you removed your hubs, then your bearing ( 4 bolts) you should be able to slide the axle out?? I apologize If I am miss leading, it has been a couple of years sionce I replaced the bearings. But I think that should be all it takes??
Seems to me if you removed your hubs, then your bearing ( 4 bolts) you should be able to slide the axle out?? I apologize If I am miss leading, it has been a couple of years sionce I replaced the bearings. But I think that should be all it takes??
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mine has a metal ring on the back side keeping it fron pulling through the knuckle. if it wasnt there this would have been way easier. ill see if i can get that part off and go from there.
thanks for the help
thanks for the help
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ok. my mistake... i fingered around the metal ring was the same size as the seal. slid rite out.. amazing how things work when you know what to do...
one more question... the new seal fits the shaft but isnt as big as the axle tube. is this rite??
one more question... the new seal fits the shaft but isnt as big as the axle tube. is this rite??
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Are you talking about the "seal" that is inboard of the u-joint? If so, that is a slinger to throw dirt / water off the axle. It doesn't fit the tube tightly, but does fit the axle.
The actual axle seal is where the axle enters the differential. The axle tube is open to the air.
The actual axle seal is where the axle enters the differential. The axle tube is open to the air.
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ok. so i need to change the inner seal then.. the gear oil has been leaking out of the pass side on the axle tube..
but yes that is what i was talking about.
but yes that is what i was talking about.
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I personally wouldn't try an axle repair like that. I don't have the tools or the knowledge to do it.
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Just did this last week. And yeah, the seals are bitch to get in square.
But you should check to see if your axle vent is plugged before you assume it's the seals.
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If you use the special tools to press the new bearings in, it all has to come out. I admire you for doing your own, Clux. Most people won't even think of trying to learn how to do it.
Those inner seals rarely go bad. Vent tubes get clogged, water gets in the differential (raising oil level) or the wrong viscosity of oil gets put in (too thin). Also, worn out hub bearings will allow the axle shaft to wobble and let oil seep past. The seal is designed to hold in 80W oil splashing around in the pumpkin, but even that, if over filled, will get past the seal. It is not an immersion type seal...just a splash seal. If you look at the fill plug in relation to the bottom of the axle shaft, they are just level with each other.
Those inner seals rarely go bad. Vent tubes get clogged, water gets in the differential (raising oil level) or the wrong viscosity of oil gets put in (too thin). Also, worn out hub bearings will allow the axle shaft to wobble and let oil seep past. The seal is designed to hold in 80W oil splashing around in the pumpkin, but even that, if over filled, will get past the seal. It is not an immersion type seal...just a splash seal. If you look at the fill plug in relation to the bottom of the axle shaft, they are just level with each other.
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