5 ton Inner Seal Removal

[RAYZER]

I bought it at a garage sale for 5 bucks, if your attachments screw on, try fabricating something.

 

[ke5eua]

I bought it at a garage sale for 5 bucks, if your attachments screw on, try fabricating something.

I'm going to brainstorm tomorrow. Defiantly going to get a 5lbs slide for it as that little 2.5 felt like a joke.

I do have an attachment similar to the one you showed, I'll try that.

I swear this truck is going to force me to start drinking.

 

[Floridianson]

Let me check my yard for some axle shafts. Not that they are bad but would be nice to upgrade to the newer cross style joints.

 

[ke5eua]

Let me check my yard for some axle shafts. Not that they are bad but would be nice to upgrade to the newer cross style joints.

Are they supposed to come apart like that, and how easy are they to put back together.

When you say cross style, you mean actual universal joints instead of the ball bearings.

 

[Floridianson]

Yes new style.

 

[ke5eua]

So today I am going to tackle putting the axle shaft back together.

Any tips.

 

[mbent1911]

Advanced auto rents a bearing/seal Slide Hammer pulling set, I have one at home it has worked great on those seals.

 

[ke5eua]

Alright, got it out. Went ant bought the tool from napa that lasted 2 mins.

First try bent the long nose, second took out a rivet.

Took my small crowbar that I kept on the truck, got it in the washer, put my 10 foot pole on it and gave it a tug. Bent the pole, moved up closer and pushed down and bam, washer out, seal out. I don't know if I'm getting my crowbar back, lol

Tomorrow everything will go in. I'll take the wire wheel to it and clean it up good. Now just to reassemble the axle joint.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Love your pink socks, they match your thong?

 

[juanprado]

Love your pink socks, they match your thong?

Ouch, way more personal info than I care to know.....

 

[ke5eua]

Love your pink socks, they match your thong?

I'll have to ask the wife, she took the pictures...

 

[EO2NMCB]

Love your pink socks, they match your thong?

 

[ke5eua]

Went to install the new inner seal and it will not seat in. Used a seal driver kit and all I managed to do was destroy two brand new seals.

Start pressing the seal in straight and it goes crooked and bends the casing.

I don't know what to do anymore, I officially give up on this.

Truck is about 5 second from meeting it's maker.

 

[162tcat]

Freeze it then install

 

[ke5eua]

I just ordered two new complete assemblies from boyce equipment, now I just have to get the rest of the inner seal carrier out. I'll try freezing it, but time is running thin on this.

 

[Floridianson]

Don't give up. I looked and I don't have any newer style axles at the yard.

 

[ke5eua]

Don't give up. I looked and I don't have any newer style axles at the yard.

I got the axle back together so it'll work for now.

Right now I'm taking the grinding wheel to everything that has been setting out and painting them. Tomorrow or Monday I'm going to start disassembling the passenger side and try the long pole idea to get the seal carrier out then grind and repaint everything for the passenger side.

Goal is to have everything prepped so when the seal assemblies get in I can freeze them, put them in and be done with the front finally.

Drained the diff today and it was nasty. Once I get the other side off I'm going to flush it out.

 

[Mike929]

Alright, got it out. Went ant bought the tool from napa that lasted 2 mins.

First try bent the long nose, second took out a rivet.

Took my small crowbar that I kept on the truck, got it in the washer, put my 10 foot pole on it and gave it a tug. Bent the pole, moved up closer and pushed down and bam, washer out, seal out. I don't know if I'm getting my crowbar back, lol

Tomorrow everything will go in. I'll take the wire wheel to it and clean it up good. Now just to reassemble the axle joint.

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That seal still looks good, I think you can reuse it.

 

[ke5eua]

That seal still looks good, I think you can reuse it.

I know some army mechanics that would actually do that too..

 

[Mike929]

I know some army mechanics that would actually do that too..

Your truck sure sounds like it is fighting you. I hope the reassembly goes better for you, hang in there.