I was in the midst of doin u-joint and ball joints, the white plastic washer broke on my axle, am i screwed now?? I have a set of the alloy greasable axle seals that i was given, are they supposed to press in, has anyone used them, and if so, do they leak or anything??

 

If your talking the little plastic dust boot that is on the axle shaft, & butts up to the axle tube. Your fine that just keeps dirt & crap from getting in the axle tube. The axle seal is in the differential, & you will know when you need to replace them, cause gear oil will be all over the tire!

 

Are you talking about these that you where given? http://www.4x4xplor.com/alloyusa-axleseals.html

Yea I wouldnt worry too much about them unless you do alot of mudding. If you have to do a field repair, its nice to know you wont get a bunch of mud/dirt into the diff when you reinstall the axle shafts.

 

That plastic ring just keeps rocks out, not dirt or mud or water,
yeah I would run those outer seals, I just installed a pair.
seems like extra insurance!

 

I can't take you serious with that avatar! LMAO

 

The Alloy Usa ones just press in,grease em up good and tap em in with a hammer and a piece of wood.They keep stuff out not diff oil in,thats what then inner seals do

 

Not sure about anyone else, but these Alloy axle seals are a pita## to install!!! i made sure the axle tube was clear of any little rust bumps or scale, greased them, and have been beatn on 'em with my trusty block o wood and a 8lb sledge, so far i have 40 mins in 1 !!

 

Also,do they need to be completely against the housing??? Yes.. Im being lazy!!! Anyone have a pic of these installed??

 

yes

 

thxs!!

 

How well do those things seal? I know they are not meant to be a regular axle seal replacement but I keep thinking these would work good for the passenger side shaft on a Disco to Non-Disco conversion.