rlandrum
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The TR3A rearend has a badly leaking pinion seal.
I pulled the diff cover last night, and the gears all look good. I suspect that the outer pinion bearing may be bad too, from contamination, because it feels "sandy" when I spin the pinion.
I suspect that the seal and outer bearing are not pressed onto the pinion shaft (how could they be?).
From the looks of it, I need to pull the shafts, remove the carrier, remove the pinion from the housing, pull the outer seal, bearing and shims from the housing, and then replace those damaged components and reassemble.
I have gauges for checking the backlash and an inch pound torque wrench for checking the pinion resistence that I purchased when I was rebuilding the axle on my Jeep. I also have a slide hammer. Are there any other tools I need to do this job?
Am I crazy for even attempting this?
I pulled the diff cover last night, and the gears all look good. I suspect that the outer pinion bearing may be bad too, from contamination, because it feels "sandy" when I spin the pinion.
I suspect that the seal and outer bearing are not pressed onto the pinion shaft (how could they be?).
From the looks of it, I need to pull the shafts, remove the carrier, remove the pinion from the housing, pull the outer seal, bearing and shims from the housing, and then replace those damaged components and reassemble.
I have gauges for checking the backlash and an inch pound torque wrench for checking the pinion resistence that I purchased when I was rebuilding the axle on my Jeep. I also have a slide hammer. Are there any other tools I need to do this job?
Am I crazy for even attempting this?