98 Jeep Laredo

olgentdc · May 31, 2010

drove acroos fescue waterway and wrapped grass on the driveshaft... ,started leaking ,Gotta change the front seal of the hog head behind the yoke in the rear axle ,. certainly someone has done this before ,.. Could you coach Me thru this Job ? ,, Thanx jim

JD Seller · May 31, 2010

1) Remove the rear u-joint.
2) Then remove the yoke retaining nut. You will need a good impact wrench. You might even need to heat the nut to get it off. Some of them use lock tight from the factory.
3) Remove the yoke off of the input shaft. Don't push it back in to the case it has bearings and spacers on it.
4) Take a small pry bar and remove the old seal.
5) Clean the seal bore out with some brake/parts cleaner.
6) Find a socket that is the slightly smaller than the OD of your new seal. You will be able to use this as a seal driver. Apply a small amount of silicon on the OD of the new seal. I just put a little on my finger and wipe the out side of the seal. Drive the new seal into the rear end housing.
7) Reinstall the yoke and then tighten the retaining nut. You should really use a torque on that nut. (I don't know the the torque need for this application)
8) Reinstall the rear u-joint and check the gear oil level in the rear end. You should be ready to go.

98 Jeep Laredo

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