ok, this is the second time i have done this passenger axle seal, it will not F-in seal. no matter wut it still leaks, new axle, new axle seal. so idk guys, im at a loss. any tricks to puttin in the seal? i use a pvc ring and tap it in.

 

dude u just posted on the other tread...

did ya check the cv shafts for up and down movement??? if it does have play you might have bad differential bearings...

 

haha i kno it, well my DRIVERS side is perfectly fine......i just frigin rebuild the damn thing

 

Get the correct seal. The passenger side is slightly smaller on the ID than the drivers side.

 

ive got the correct seal

 

Dave is right ... I'd make certain you have the right part, check the part number with your local dealer.

As far as putting it in (with the trans in the car still) drop the shift support rod and you can get your arm in there. To pop the old one out, use a phillips head (4 way) screwdriver - less chance of scaring the case this way. Or, the correct way to do this job really is to drop the X member, but you don't have to.

Make sure you have the right part, maybe try and dry fit it on the axle prior to install.

 

yea ive actually got the xmember out and the dropped the shift linkage. plenty of room, and i kno i have the right one cuz i have a drivers side and passenger side and had them sitting side by side. o well, ill just pick up a new one and try it again

 

Could be that you got a bad seal outta the box too ... never know. I've had this happen with other parts, I'm not sayin, but I'm just sayin.

They are cheap enough and for what they do, it's a small price to pay.

 

ok, finally got it back together with the second third seal and it seems good to go, no leaking anymore....as a note, the design of the ID flange was different on this one. Same model, same company, same store, but the ID had small little lines in it and seemed to fit tighter around the axle shaft.

 

I can't say anything useful about the tighter fit, but the lines are actually set up to draw oil back into the seal when the shaft is rotating in the normal direction. They create a slight pumping effect. This reduces the seepage of oil to some degree.

Overall, it doesn't mean much IMO when you're talking about an automotive application. It might mean more when you're running an industrial machine and trying to keep grease from developing a drip and landing in the process.

 

I'm about to change my passenger side cv axle/drive shaft? Do I need a new seal? I was just going to pop the old one out and bang this one in just like I did the driver side, worked perfect over there. What's different about the pass side besides its a longer axle?