8 3/4 axle shaft seals

Fishy68

Would you have to pull the bearings to put in the outer seals?

Dave

Yeah you do Dave. That's a bugger too cause you have to carefully cut off the retainer ring that holds the bearing on with a cut-off tool then the bearing will press off. Be real careful not to cut into the axle. Of course you'll need a new ring to hold the bearings on and I haven't been able to fine a place that sells just the ring. I always end up putting new bearings on them. If it's still leaking after you put the inner seals in these seals aren't the problem cause all they do is act as a dust shield for the bearings and hold in the grease. It's still a problem with the inner seals. Either they didn't seal up for some reason or possibly a groove is worn on the axles where the seal rides which is a pretty common problem. I have read of guys installing double inner seals to stop the leak but I haven't tried it so I'm not positive it would work. If it clears the bearing retainer ring it should work. What's happening there is the outer most seal is riding on a part of the axle shaft that is good (no groove worn in it). Another thing it could be is you didn't get the seals in correctly as they aren't an easy seal to install. I buggered up the first one I did. If you have any other questions feel free to pm me if you like and I'll send you my ph # so you can get in touch with me faster.