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Old 09-29-2021, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by BM9NBA2
I'll order one anyways I guess just in case its only $15 Yukon has them all the Dana axles take the same bushing right? Advance sells the Yukon one, but it says Dana 30 and 44. Before when I looked it up it said Dana 30, 44, and 60 part # 18060. I have never ran the diff low I haven't been driving the truck as soon as I noticed the seal let loose by the CAD. It lost a good amount of gear oil, but not enough to significantly damage the diff. I just didn't want to take the risk though I've had the truck off the road for about 4 months now so I can wait a little longer I tried to take it to get an alignment, but that was around the time the seal let loose. I replaced the control arms, leaf springs shackles, front fenders, the bed, redid the frame as well from the fuel tank back while I dropped the tank and had the bed off.
I did a deep dive into the D44 CAD bearing/bushing, but I honestly don't remember if the 60 shafts are the same diameter? So, this may not help you at all:
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...r-bushing.html
 
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Guys I'm getting really annoyed this seal will not come out and there's no way to punch it out from the other side of the axle tube
 
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Whoever came up with this design deserves a kick in the *****
 
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Grab it with a pair of vice grips, and twist. Not like you care if you destroy the seal.
 
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I believe I used a long rod + hammer and knocked it out by inserting the rod from the wheel side of the housing and gently knocked it out.
 
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Tried vice grips no luck there's barely any room to get in there with them and there isn't an impact with them either so it just tears the rubber apart instead of separating the seal. Tried a rod, but it doesn't grab onto anything when passing through the axle tube there's nothing to grip.
 
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No wonder they got rid of this the following year(02) 🤦‍♂️
 
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Isn't there a metal lip on the seal, that you can jam something into?
 
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Sadly this is an old style seal it bottoms out surrounding the axle tube instead of going into it. I can't get to the lip of it because I don't want to damage the surface it mates to. I'm gonna put some heat to it I guess.
 


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