how do you get the inner axle out? does it just slide out as well?

 

After you remove the CAD housing you can slide it out of the axle housing.

 

i left my intermediate axle shaft in when i changed that seal. i used a piece of threaded rod, some washers, nuts and the head off a sledge hammer as a seal driver.

 

What, no bubblegum or a safety pin, McGyver?

 

hey, that's what the guy on pavement sucks said to do. he was pretty vague about it though.

he said,
he should have put a picture of that on the DIY.

the washers i had were the same size as the seals outer edge, so i didn't need a socket. but even if i could get a socket in there it would have screwed the new seal because there isn't a place to put the socket without messing up the rubber on it.

 

so just get some washers the size of the seal?

 

thats what i did. at first i had my dad on the outside of the axle tightening the nut to press it in but the washer started to sink into the lip of the seal. so thats when i had him use the sledge hammer head while i made sure it was going in straight. i had a hand on the washer on the end of the threaded rod and with each hit i had him push it back toward the diff to make sure the seal was going in correctly, then i repositioned it to the opposite side of the previous hit and had him do it again. .

i also wrapped some masking tape around the threads so they wouldn't chew up the new seal.

also, i used the hub nut socket to keep the threaded rod centered in the axle tube. i turned it around backwards and slid the rod through it, then when i was under there i had my right hand on the socket to keep it in the end of the axle tube and i had my left hand on the washer.

 

I believe there are two seals on the passenger side. One buy the differential and one at the CAD unit. I had the one at the CAD unit replaced awhile back. It doesn't require removal of the diff. But it did require removal of the CAD unit.

 

there is only one axle seal on the right side of the cad unit housing and the cad unit has a gasket on it.

 

I'm probably going to do mine this weekend.

The seal, is on the RIGHT side of the car, so it presses into the right side of the tube.

Any reason not to use a hydraulic fork pressure and a socket to press it in? (i.e, a porta-power).


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-- Joe