Front Axle seal repair in progress

[Heavysteven]

Waiting on my Dad and Joel to show up a my house to start the front axle seal repair. Hopefully they will be here soon. I will post as many pictures as i can. Post some questions while working if we get stuck.

 

[clinto]

Hahaha, I love the laptop on the table! Will your wifi reach that far?

Where's the cooler?

 

[FL_Frank]

I find it very cool that your neighbors don't really mind you setting up in the Cul de Sac to work on your truck. Why can't I have neighbors like you?

Please take a few pictures if you can (assuming hands aren't too greasy) - getting ready to pull my front hubs for a PM and considering doing the boot and seal while I am in there. Good luck with the job

 

[ODdave]

WOW IN THE STREET. thats awsome. i wish you luck that no ems services are needed on you street today. Do you have a block of wood to put under the jack? i have damaged ashfault jaking the deuce up b4

 

[Oasis-3]

I don't see the beer cooler
How you going to get anything done

 

[Heavysteven]

Done but wife wants me off computer

 

[AceHigh]

Done but wife wants me off computer

I am the master of my own domain.

 

[Heavysteven]

finally, i can post some photo's just got done with dinner.

Ok, so know i feel like a front axle expert. Used the step x step it helped out a lot.

Problems
1. axle had a groove in it we think could have caused the leak
2. broke a bolt off in the hub and to remove. Will replace tomorrow.
3. ran out of time but i will fil it up this week.

Good news
1. brake pad look good but had gear oil all over. Going to have to replace.
2. He wants to come back and help me do the entire brake system, new pads, new hoses, and rebuild the cylinders. Should be fun.

 

[Heavysteven]

WOW IN THE STREET. thats awsome. i wish you luck that no ems services are needed on you street today. Do you have a block of wood to put under the jack? i have damaged ashfault jaking the deuce up b4

This was in a culdisac at the end of the neighiborhood. Did not block my driveway or any one eleses. Used blocking under the jacks 2x6's cut 5" long.

 

[Heavysteven]

I find it very cool that your neighbors don't really mind you setting up in the Cul de Sac to work on your truck. Why can't I have neighbors like you?

Please take a few pictures if you can (assuming hands aren't too greasy) - getting ready to pull my front hubs for a PM and considering doing the boot and seal while I am in there. Good luck with the job

It was not real hard to do, just a lot of heavy lifting.

I would buy the locking washer, i bought the seal kit with boots from OD Iron. There yellow but are supposed to be the best.

Also, it took three of us to put the boots on. 6 hands made it easy. This is not a one man operation.

Use a jack to remove the hub and lower it to the ground it's heavy. We used 10 cans of break cleaner. I spent most of the time cleaning parts.

The inner seal was tough to get out and in fact i hand to show him pictures to prove that i would come out with the slide hammer.

Send me a pm if you have any question i will give you my #. Plan 8 hours though to complete. We could do it in 3 now though, learning curve.

 

[AceHigh]

Good job! I really liked the new silicon boot.

I did have to fabricate a slide hammer to remove the seal. But if one is doing both wheels it is much easier knocking it out from the opposite side.

Great pictures too. Thanks

 

[Heavysteven]

Good job! I really liked the new silicon boot.

I did have to fabricate a slide hammer to remove the seal. But if one is doing both wheels it is much easier knocking it out from the opposite side.

Great pictures too. Thanks

agreed, there is a story behind the slide hammer. I tried to convince him that we could use a pipe which i brought from work to knock it out from the other side. That said he wanted to do it one side at a time so...could not change his mind.......went to harbor frieght and bought a slide hammer. I wish he would have let me buy it for him. To be honest i think he really wanted one and this was a great excuse.