Posted by Steve Kanavas on Monday, July 22, 2002 at 10:38PM :
About 4 years ago I oh so carefully put the new leather seals in the front axle tube and squarely inserted the new bronze axle bushings. Slid the axles in while barely touching the seals to insure their well being. Nice! No more 3/16" of axle wiggle. The job went well. While under my 48 for routine greasing this week, there was the heartbreak. Hypoid leaking from the knuckle. SCHITT....
Ya know, I looked at those NOS leather seals with a jaded eye when I got them. I still believe leather only belongs on a belt to hold your pants up or on the bottom of a shoe. So to cut this whining rant short, anyone have a number for rubber axle tube seals? Guess I now know what I'm doing Saturday...
sak