hey can anyone give me better tips/ pics on what you used for seating the passenger axle seal? i have a threaded rod with a nut and washer (size of seal) and i have a vice grip on the end, and im pulling/hitting with hammer and i cant get my to seat in, the top always goes in and the bottom pops out. ive cleaned up all the gunk so its not that....any help would be great

thanks.

 

Can you get a helping hand?
I turned the axle nut socket around backwards and had the ratchet side in the axle tube (since it is tapered on that side) and the threaded rod was through the center of it.
I held the socket against the axle tube with one hand (to keep the threaded rod centered) and I held the washers centered on the seal with the other hand and had my dad sliding the hammer in a hit--pause--hit--pause sequence. In between hits I made sure the seal was going in straight and that the washer was centered.

 

im using two washers so i can see down the tube and see if its centered (its hard to explain.) but i dont have anyone that can help and this isthe last day i can work on it, because its going to be raining the next 5 days, and i just need to seat that seal then its smooth going from there since i have the carrier and driver seal done.

 

If the threaded rod isn't centered on the outside of the tube then it will make the washer hit more on one side of the seal and you'll never get it in there right.

try duck taping the hub nut socket to the end of the axle tube and put the threaded rod through it. I used 5/8" threaded rod (i'm pretty sure that's what it is) and it fits perfectly through the middle of the socket.
then you can lay on the ground with one hand on the hammer part of the slide hammer and one hand on the seal/washer and you'll know that the threaded rod is centered in the tube.

 

10-4 ill try that out....i just got the carrier in place and torqued to spec.




MODS CAN YOU MERGE THIS WITH MY "OVERHAULIN' MY RAM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS" THREAD

 

I CANT GET THE ****ING SEAL IN...IVE RUINED 2 SEALS ALREADY, AND NOW IM WASTING MONEY BUYING THE STUPID SEALS, THE SAME THING HAPPENS EVERYTIME. THE ****ING BOTTOM OF THE SEAL WONT GO THE **** IN. I COULD HAVE HAD THE ****IN THING DONE BY NOW. IVE BEEN TRYING FOR 3 ****IN HOURS TO GET THIS THING IN, AND NOTHING IS ****ING WORKING.



Im sorry but im really really really pissed off.

 

did you put some gear oil on the painted side of the seal first? Mine was a bit of a pain too, but I didn't ruin the seal because as soon as I saw it getting sideways I would pop it back out and try again.

 

i was using a punch and a hammer because was getting pissed and thats how i ruined them............

Going to try again with the oil trick....

 

I have an idea.
On the outside of the axle, slip a piece of metal or a washer over the threaded rod that is bigger than the hub nut socket and put it in the end of the axle tube like I said earlier, then run the nut on the outside all the way down to it.
Then while holding the washer and seal in your left hand (watching it to make sure it doesn't get sideways) crank on the nut that is against the washer on the socket with your right hand. The socket will keep the threaded rod centered in the axle tube and you'll be keeping a close eye on the seal. So if it does get a little sideways, just back the nut off, reposition and try again. The main thing with those seals is that you don't want to strip the paint off or it won't seal. But scraping a little bit on the edge of it off won't hurt it.

 

ill try that, the oil didnt work and i have to get another seal....ruined another one....**** THE AXLE SEALS