G’day
Broke my R&P a couple weeks ago, pulled my axle shafts and I’m currently rebuilding my front diff but when I pulled my drivers side shaft I found this metal “oil retainer” (I’m calling it that now, but I don’t know what it actually is) lopsided inside the axle housing behind (closer to the diff) the actual oil seal that is pressed in during a knuckle rebuild. I can remove it from the diff side but I’m perplexed on how to get a new one back in and I don’t even know what part it is. The passenger side seems to be pressed in so not sure how I can press in a part from inside the axle housing.
Attached is a picture of the lopsided “seal”.
Let me know what y’all think. Thank you.
Broke my R&P a couple weeks ago, pulled my axle shafts and I’m currently rebuilding my front diff but when I pulled my drivers side shaft I found this metal “oil retainer” (I’m calling it that now, but I don’t know what it actually is) lopsided inside the axle housing behind (closer to the diff) the actual oil seal that is pressed in during a knuckle rebuild. I can remove it from the diff side but I’m perplexed on how to get a new one back in and I don’t even know what part it is. The passenger side seems to be pressed in so not sure how I can press in a part from inside the axle housing.
Attached is a picture of the lopsided “seal”.
Let me know what y’all think. Thank you.