Heavy Duty Rear Axle Seals

[psea17]

wow. thanks for all the help guys.

yes i did my own seals twice now
never cut anything off the axles
definitely measured retainer position relative to the seal both using calipers and doing a grease test.
no abs warning lights ever
I'll definitely check out those other seals. THANKS for the recommendations.

as soon as im done getting to the root of the engine oil leak (guessing cam or crank seals), I'll be moving to the rear axle.

thanks again!

 

[T4R2014]

Forgive me if you specified already. Does it only fail on one side?

 

[psea17]

this latest leak is just on the passenger side

 

[T4R2014]

this latest leak is just on the passenger side

What's the order of failures so far? Did you replace the bearings every time? And if you can recall the condition of the bearings? I'm trying to determine if something is bent. A bent axle shaft is very realistic.

 

[Hopeless Diamond]

Had a similar problem, used new retainers and put FIPG on the axle shaft before I pressed everything on. Then put a light coating of FIPG in the axle tube before I put the seal in. No problems since.