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ssm58
03-11-2007, 06:55 PM
I have changed out rr axle seal 2 times & it is leaking again, what am I doing wrong? 150k miles:confused:

mvnvltn
03-11-2007, 07:50 PM
Have you checked the surface that the seal rides on? Some times the old seal will wear a mark on the mating surface. Some times the bearings can wear causing the seal to stretch leaving way for fluid to leak out.

NCMIC
03-11-2007, 08:05 PM
did you take the sleeve off the new seal? my friend and i did his once and found that we forgot to take the outer sleeve off the new seal. Once we did it the second time, all is well.

ssm58
03-11-2007, 08:15 PM
what outer sleeve? thought that the metal portion was part of seal.

Blue Max
03-12-2007, 02:04 PM
SSM58, I started a post about this a few days ago called "Rear Axle Seal Tricks" or something like that. Have a look at that thread and it may help you out.