Hi all. well looks like it showed its face again, i did post this before and really thought that by putting in a new axle seal cuz there wasn't one that the story would end there, it didn't, looked out there tonight and gear oil leaking out again from the backing plate down, well i not sure how iam even going to get that one out of there, chisel punch ?? i will rip into it this weekend it was good for like 2 weeks nothing on the floor, then i took it out last weekend and finally romped on it so it would be ready to go to rock falls on sep 22 3 days since i took it out its leaking, any ideas on what i should be looking for, really frustrating, thanks for your help, john...

 

Is the axle worn where the seal rides?

 

ill be ripping into it on Friday or Saturday, i will check fore sure then, i will take a pic of the seal when i pull the axle out and post it here, thanks for your reply john..

 

Take a pic of the axle where the seal rides and post your seal part number.

 

Will do, i know the part # is 8594S if you look at my original post there was no seal in there that's why it leaked of course, i am suspicions right now i had nothing to compare it to, god i hope i don't have the thing in backwards ???? the rubber ring is facing outwards towards the drum i remember putting it in that way !!

 

I use a bolt with a 1/4" or so rope tied to the center of it. Insert the bolt through the hole in the seal, turn the bolt so it catches behind the seal, then yank the seal out.

Hopefully the leak was due to something simple such as the seal being installed the wrong direction.

 

Hi Ken !! thanks for the tip, iam going to be getting into it Friday on my day off !! i bought 2 of the seals so i still have the 1 left here, no matter what iam going to take a pic when i get it apart wether or not i did it right or wrong like you said before maybe it would help the next guy coming down the trail, thanks john..

 

ok gang here it is the seal, iam thinking its backwards ?? anybody know, thanks john...

 

Yes, the seal is in backwards, I just did a 67 posi for my 66 and did the exact same thing.

 

Nick, thanks so much buddy for your reply, were out there now in the process of getting it out now !! john !!!!

 

Well your not going to be able to reuse it...Just buy another. If you have a 3/4 inch socket set ...or and sleeve tubing same diameter that fits nicely you can use that to tap in the tube...The removal is easy use a drift (1/2 diameter steel rod) to mangle one side of the seal and then just pry it out through the doughnut hole center wedging against the outer tube edge. It will bend up like a potato chip.

Jim

 

Thanks Jim !! boy was it ever mangled, thanks to all for your help. will be taking it out this weekend, hopefully its a done deal now, john !!!

 

Glad it was a minor problem.

 

Mo Tooooooo !!!!