^ this reminds me of a saying in these parts: "let's do something ... even if its wrong".
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With 160 K miles, the bearings probably going to be good. So why not get the seal which is $5.30 at camelback toyota in Arizona? I ordered two yesterday.
leaking diff lube you'll need to lock the
What spressomon says above!!! I have had axles out a few times and taken them to an axle shop for press work.
The shop guy had a number of tubes and plates that he had made up and was able to press off retainer/ABS gear that manual says to grind off. The inner seal can be replaced once you pull the axle. But the bearing and outer seal need a tall press and special fixtures (as mentioned above, but look like they could be home grown). And if you have oil in E-brake area both bearing and outer seal need to be replaced. The outer seal is a poor design IMHO and I had it walk out three times when I tightened the retainer plate (along with trips back to shop each time to press it all off and reseat it). So watch that seal very carefully when tightening the retaining plate. The third time I glued the seal in.
Can you share with me what glue you used? I think i'll do that part the first time when I do this friday.
Not what you would come up with off the top of your head.
3902 3M Weatherstrip Adhesive (Black)
This stuff is really tough so hope I don't have to replace that seal again as will be fun to clean old seal out. Has held for a long time now.
Yes, they had it all apart, I put glue on bearing case flange and put seal in right away, do not wait for it to get tacky. This outer seal has rubber surface inside and out so did not need a press just a HF seal driver. Then they pressed everything together.Awesome, thanks. I need to apply this stuff at the time the shop is pressing in the new seal right?
Yes, they had it all apart, I put glue on bearing case flange and put seal in right away, do not wait for it to get tacky. This outer seal has rubber surface inside and out so did not need a press just a HF seal driver. Then they pressed everything together.
Each time I reassembled my rear axles they went 'home' without issue or resistance and did not rely on tightening the mounting nuts to pull it 'home'. You could try 'walking' the axle in with the mounting nuts as long as you didn't apply too much torque ... otherwise there must be an issue.