tryin to put the rear end seal in - Diesel Forum

R0oster06 · 03-10-2005, 09:43 PM

tryin to put the seal that goes on before the wheel bearing on the rear end the first seal that goes on before anything. i dont have a seal installer and need to figure out a way to sput it an anyone have any ideas?

03-10-2005, 09:48 PM

R0oster06 · 03-10-2005, 10:08 PM

ok got the seal on think i destroyed the rubber all well have to wait till next pay day to fix. but the bearing goes on right after? the bearing doesnt sit right on the seal right. do i need to beat the bearing on or just slide it on, doe sit sit on a lip? im loking at the chilton manual and it says right after the bearing that the inner bearing cip goes in next thats just the one that goes into the back side of the hub right? because there isnt another one anywhere. Sorry would be asking thses quetsions but i pulled it apart in the form of shrapnal.

R0oster06 · 03-10-2005, 10:23 PM

how far back does that seal go right on the lip or all the way against the four bolts?

R0oster06 · 03-10-2005, 11:35 PM

ok got the seal on forgot the beaing greese and is the a gasket for teh rear pumkin or just use silicone?

ltl_jrw · 03-11-2005, 06:41 AM

Oil bath bearings do not need to be greased before installing, that is an old wifes tale and I can tell you for a fact that grease can cause bearing failure due to the fact that it can and has stopped oil from reaching the bearing, don't ask me how I know how I know this. Before installing the bearing I always dip the bearing in rear end oil and then install. Now I know I have opened up a big debate............ Jim

liztim · 03-11-2005, 09:58 AM

This is off the topic a bit but, is there anyway to drain the rear end oil without taking the cover off?? And I silicone will work fine. On the rear bearings I always put a normal about of grease on them even though they are oiled with rear end fluid, but that's just me.

agnem · 03-11-2005, 10:33 AM

Jeremy, you've got me confused.

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tryin to put the seal that goes on before the wheel bearing on the rear end the first seal that goes on before anything.

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You ARE talking about the wheel HUB am I correct? The seal is the LAST thing that goes on before you put the hub on the spindle. Is this what you meant? I have to admit, sometimes your posts are a challenge to decode! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

R0oster06 · 03-11-2005, 10:38 AM

lol yes i know but no its the first seal to go on. it has orange all aaround the outside edge of it thats the best way i can describe it. how many quarts of rear end lube do i put in. i bout 140 thats what the guy at the parts store told me is this right?

R0oster06 · 03-11-2005, 10:47 AM

does it go in the hub or what? i thought you just tapped it in on the sxle tube infront of the brake assembly. goes in just before the inner bearing its calle dthe hub oil seal. the directions with the seal said put it on the shaft. im still trying to figure out why the axle just pulled out of there.