While doing my lift, I discovered that the axle seals were out, and here's my story... I used this GoJeep D35 axle seal

Support the Jeep by the axle on jackstands. Remove tires.


Remove the bolts, leaving the top one loose but in so all the lube doesn't come splashing out, then remove that and this is what you'll see. Get the torx screw out with a 1/4 inch 12 point mini wrench. It's toward the middle of the pic. If not, rotate the axle, with tranny in Neutral.


Have push the axle in (right axle shown pushed in) and remove the c-clip. It comes out easy.


Remove old seals, I pried them out with a screwdriver and the bearings (thankfully) checked out to be good, they would need to be pressed in, and after tapping the new seals in, which takes a long time, reinstall the axle. Put a little axle grease on the seal to help it in.


Roller bearings


You can see why my brakes sucked


have a helper push the axles in while you reinstall the c-clips (this is easy once again) and once both are installed, reinstall the little torx bolt with loctite, apply new gasket to the clean surface (you did clean the old gasket off the diff and cover, didn't you?), reinstall, and fill with 80w-90 gear lube. Notice the diff cover now has a nice shiny look to it:disagree: (from sitting in the drip pan)!


edit: the rear bearings are not pressed in, I'd need a puller for it, and need to tap them in with a socket that's the same size as the bearing.

-- Edited by ChevelleSSLS6 at 22:04, 2007-06-15