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Originally Posted by gamefreakgc
Buy 3 seals. If it's your first time, it's very easy to smash the seals up by accident. Freezing them beforehand helps a little with installation too as they shrink just a tiny bit and allow them to slide in easier.
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This, don't question this advice. I did and asked around trying to figure out why everyone screws up their first one. I thought I had it all figured out and only bought 2 seals. Sure enough I screwed up the first one too and had to eat some humble pie. They are only 7 bucks so there's basically no reason not to. Probably not a bad idea to just do the bearings while you are there too (definitely do this if you have noticed any gear oil that has made it past the seal, failure on bearings can be catastrophic and ruin your new gears). Also pretty cheap in the grand scheme of things if you can find someone with a press and the Donald press tool.