8 3/4" Axle Tube Help

[the_engineers]

Are the thin metal "washers" inside the axle tubes supposed to come out when disassembling an 8 3/4"?


If not, suppose a person beat the living &*^%$ out of them while trying.  Can I pound them back flat and be OK?

[jhaag]

that is a seal. Yes you can remove and replace with new.

[the_engineers]

How do you remove it?  Beat it out?

[burdar]

Stick a long screwdriver in the center section opening and tap it out. 

[brads70]

Stick a long screwdriver in the center section opening and tap it out.

   hit one side so it flips sideways then grap it with a pair of pliers or something and yank it out. Help to visualize if you have the new seal in your hands first.
Then to install I wipe a thin layer of silicone ( after the oil had been cleaned out of cource) and use a socket of something close to drive it in square.

[jhaag]

you can run a sheetmetal screw thru it and pull/pry with vise grips. It will be toast no matter what you do. (Looks like it already is)