Axle Shaft Seal - Inner: Installation
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- Clean and inspect the differential inner oil seal surface.
- NOTE: To ease installation, coat the seal axle tube mating surfaces with lubricant.NOTE: The inner axle shaft oil seals are installed with black rubber lip towards the center of the axle housing.
Using the special tools, install the inner axle shaft oil seals.
- Place the inner axle shaft oil seals onto the installer and position the assembly into the differential housing. Lengthen the Spreader Bar as necessary until both seals start evenly in the axle tubes. Continue to lengthen the tool until both step plates bottom out against the housing.
Use Special Service Tool: 205-426 Installer, Differential Carrier Seal RH , 205-427 Installer, LH Differential Carrier Oil Seal (Dana 60) , 205-428 Spreader Bar, Oil Seal .
- Place the inner axle shaft oil seals onto the installer and position the assembly into the differential housing. Lengthen the Spreader Bar as necessary until both seals start evenly in the axle tubes. Continue to lengthen the tool until both step plates bottom out against the housing.
Installer the differential carrier. Refer to Differential Carrier .