General Hood
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The other day I noticed oil on my left front brake rotor, and got under the truck to inspect ( thinking I had a brake caliper leaking) but it turned the leak was coming from the differential side of the brake rotor. I unbolted the half shaft from the differential flange and oil poured out. Okay, looks like I need to replace the output seal on the differential. Upon further inspection, some knucklehead in the life of this truck had rounded off the brake line connector to the caliper. GRrrrr
Got the caliber out of the way so I could remove the output shaft flange and the entire nut and surrounding area was heavily coated in silicone. I dug at it with a slotted screwdriver and box blade for a good while in order to expose the nut. Here is an image after I dug and scraped silicone for half an hour
Any helpful tips on the seal removal / replacement would be appreciated. After seeing the workmanship of previous MV mechanic , I proceed with caution
Got the caliber out of the way so I could remove the output shaft flange and the entire nut and surrounding area was heavily coated in silicone. I dug at it with a slotted screwdriver and box blade for a good while in order to expose the nut. Here is an image after I dug and scraped silicone for half an hour
Any helpful tips on the seal removal / replacement would be appreciated. After seeing the workmanship of previous MV mechanic , I proceed with caution