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junior67 Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:26 am

put new wheel bearings in and new seals in.
used the thin brown permatex sealer on gaskets.
used one gasket and put back together. next day saw a puddle under axle. car still on jack stands. i did both sides and pass side dose not leak.

any idea what to look at to solve the leak?

andy198712 Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:36 am

are the drums tightened down? they need to be to seal.

did you install the spacer in the seal and carrier and THEN put it on the shaft? i made this mistake and when i took it apart found i'f folded the seal by accident

Stripped66 Sun Jul 19, 2015 1:31 pm

andy198712 wrote:
did you install the spacer in the seal and carrier and THEN put it on the shaft? i made this mistake and when i took it apart found i'f folded the seal by accident

^^^This!

junior67 Mon Jul 20, 2015 6:19 am

no i put the spacer on the shaft then slid the seal on over the shaft and seal.
i folded the seal and caused it to leak.

went back and watched the bug me video on transmission replace. he placed the spacer in the seal then onto the shaft.



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