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    Offline Stacked440

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    Rear-end seal replacement
    « on: May 11, 2007 - 02:55:26 PM »
    Do you have to pull the axle shafts to replace the rear-end seal in a 8 3/4 rearend?
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    Offline Moparal

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    Re: Rear-end seal replacement
    « Reply #1 on: May 11, 2007 - 05:23:51 PM »
    If your talking about a pinion seal , I never have had to pull the axles. Tube seals yes. chunk seal or silocone , yes. A 749 housing has a crush sleeve behind the seal and bearing though.
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    Re: Rear-end seal replacement
    « Reply #2 on: May 11, 2007 - 05:50:34 PM »
    err I meant the pumpkin gasket, not axle seals.  I should have been more descript...
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    Offline tactransman

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    Re: Rear-end seal replacement
    « Reply #3 on: May 11, 2007 - 09:39:20 PM »
    You have to pull the axles to get the pumpkin out.
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