ok guys I have a 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 3/4 ton 4x4 v10 magnium
the front differential seals ar so bad I add oil every week
what front seals do I need?
I know I hage to remove the front diff gears and axles to install them but I have seen 5 different types and prices the diff nomber on the tag is
52098837
3.54 610635-1
I watcted a you tube video for ideas on how to build a seal installer and I'm building one today but the guy in the video ordered two differens seals one brfore he took it apart and 2 after
I wan the right ones the first time

 

That'll be a Dana 60 axle. Two different seals though, from what I can find..... one side just does NOT look right though....

 

Yea, so I'm gonna have to pull them then order them its the only vehicle I can drive to work every day, and ones real cheap and ones real expensive LOL.
Do ya think if I take teh vin to a dodge dealer they would know?

 

Depending on where you order it from, the seal you don't use should be returnable, so order both seals on a credit card and return the unused one before the 25 day billing cycle.

 

They are different from side to side, and D44/D60 have same seals. RH seals is pita to install because you'll do it through CAD opening, install tools has to be precise, and everything has to be lined perfectly when you start to pull it in place. Last time I did the RH seal, I ordered two seals, just in case I mangle the first one.

Schaeffler SS2365 and SS2699 for example.

 

This is what i got out of the Dana manual.
44
620216 Seal – Tube (left side)
43154 Seal – Tube (right side)
.................................................. ....
60
— (2) Seal – Tube (left side)
— (2) Seal – Tube (right side)
(2) See "Variable Parts Table" within this section

You need the BOM# to look them up for the 60. Chrysler did not make the axles Dana did. I would look it up using the BOM# then get the part # both from Dana and Chrysler, Should be the same part with a different #.

 

thanks guys that helps
I'm draining the radiator right now so I can change the water pump, afte i di that I;m gonna research it and hopefully I can get ghe correct seals the first time