Blown axle seal...

[Zhehan]

I used a rubber mallet and a cheapo amazon bearing driver kit to drive the new seals in. From what I recall there is no exact size in these standard kits. I put the new seal in the freezer and used the closest size and lightly tapped in circles to drive it in flat. Also greased it before driving. It went it pretty easily.

I did the same, but the driver's side just decided to go in cockeyed and it wouldn't straighten out. It just caved in on the part that was stuck against the axle housing wall when I tried to coax it in further.

Oh well, like I said, not a huge deal. It's all better now!

 

[gamefreakgc]

I took someone's advice the first time I did a rear axle seal and bought two seals. I also trashed the first one but then put the second one in the freezer to help it shrink a bit and that helped.

Great job on getting it all fixed yourself and back on the road! Your pocketbook and wife/gf will appreciate all the money that didn't have to be spent.

 

[theriddler]

Excellent advice on buying an extra seal and putting it in the freezer...every little mil of shrinkage could help.

Just so everyone knows, I picked up an oem Koyo bearing with 2 collars for $65 at my local Napa store. That's a great price compared to Amazon and eBay at the moment. Parts came in same day to the local store as well...can't beat that!

 

[T4R2014]

Excellent advice on buying an extra seal and putting it in the freezer...every little mil of shrinkage could help.

Just so everyone knows, I picked up an oem Koyo bearing with 2 collars for $65 at my local Napa store. That's a great price compared to Amazon and eBay at the moment. Parts came in same day to the local store as well...can't beat that!

Do you have pics of the parts? OEM supplier is Nachi, but I wouldn't be surprised if Koyo reboxed it.