My truck is in the shop (local tranny shop) getting the right front axle seal replaced. They have had the thing for 3 days now and I may or may not get it back today, depends on whether or not they can find the "special tool" required to pull and seat the seals. Is replacing these things THAT difficult??? They are doing it on their own dime, as they screwed up the seal when they replaced my u-joints. I'm just upset that it's taking this long!

 

free is free brotha

 

Well, I agree, free is good, but they screwed it up and seem to be working on it only when the paying jobs are out the door. I need my truck!! So...does it really take some sort of special tool?

 

well man, from a business owner's perspective... i'd get the paying jobs done first as well. Nonetheless, I do agree that it is taking awhile on their part to get it done, and I don't know about any special parts, my mechanical skill has limits and **** like yours has caution tape wrapped around it for me lol

 

Yeah, they already regret ever tackling the u-joints in the first place.

 

well, atleast they admitted to screwing up and are fixing their own mistake, from my short time as a member of this forum I've heard some repair shop horror stories and their tendencies to balk when it comes to fixing something for free because of a screw up on their part

 

It does require a specific tool to seat the seals correctly. The inner is the worse of two evils.....LOL. I used to try and match up sockets to hammer with and so on, but that's one job that needs that tool to do the job properly.


At least they admitted to it. I'd be thanful for that. A few days might be trying to find or rent the tool. Stealerships won't loan theirs and Autozone hasn't delved that far into job specific tools yet........lol.

Just me rambling, nothin else.


Good luck with your ride.

 

That's what they said, they couldn't find the tool to buy OR borrow. Just got another call, gonna be there until at least Monday!

 

Got the truck back today, time will tell if the new seal stops the leak. They ended up making their own tool to press in that inner seal, I happened to stop by when they were doing it. They used about 36" inches of threaded 1" bar stock, put a big washer on the seal end with a nut behind it, then tightened it up (pulling the seal in) with a nut on the other end. Worked pretty slick!

 

All you can do is keep an eye on things....lol.


Good luck with your ride.