Need to do my rear axle seals in my Indy. I have a little bit of weep coming from them. I plan on doing my timing gasket as well as the camshaft seal while I am under there just to make sure I get all possible leak areas. My question is what is the best way to get those bad boys out? Is there some type of special tool? Can I do it through the wheel wheels or do I need to do a complete engine drop?

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The seals themselves just pry out. They are tricky to get back in without distorting them though, you need something that has the right diameter. The seals have a raised metal bulb on them, so you can't drive them in with something like a block of wood.

If its your first time, I'd pick up a couple extra so if you destroy one, you won't be stuck.

A piece of 2" pvc pipe fits perfect over the seals to use with a seal driver, or something similar. I did mine through the wheel wells, but getting at the drivers side is almost impossible without remove the axles from the car. I do agree, get extras mine did not seat straight the first time.

Just did mine last night as it was sipping a little of fluid thru the seal and got tired of looking at that puddle of clear transmission oil- I bought the cheap seal from Advance for $5 but didn't like and it went with a Timken for $12 Autozone part # 3543 and grease it up nicely and voila - it was a bit of a pain removing the old one - went to HomeDepot and got myself some 2" PVC with a treaded cap so I could have something to tap over it and job done within 20 mins -

quote Originally posted by masospaghetti: The seals themselves just pry out. They are tricky to get back in without distorting them though, you need something that has the right diameter. The seals have a raised metal bulb on them, so you can't drive them in with something like a block of wood. If its your first time, I'd pick up a couple extra so if you destroy one, you won't be stuck.

HA. Wish I would have read this 2 days ago. Take it from me. Block of wood will destroy the seal. I even tried putting the seal in the freezer first. But I can attest to the fact that your 'driver' must be the correct diameter (which I believe is about 2.3 inches)

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