Axel seal help for my 62 Dodge Lancer

Bill Boz said

So I guess I better plan to get inner and outer seals and new bearings. It looks like the only way to get at the outer seal is to press off the bearings. Does this sound right?
Thanks, Bill

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Yep, but before you get carried away. "Oil" on brake pads... is it hypoid oil (that of course stinks like hell) or bearing grease?.. or brake fluid. The inner axle seal keeps the oil in the housing, the outer seal keeps any bearing grease from getting out into the brake system and a leaking wheel cylinder is self explanatory...

Outer axle seal can still be good and if it's hypoid leaking it generally gets past the inner seal and then leaks out between the backing plate and the retainer flange.