Front differential pinion oil seal

[firemansam]

Is it possible to change the oil seal on the differential pinion (the input shaft) without removing the entire differential assembly?
mine's sprung a leak and ive got to go away on the weekend, a long drive.

anybody changed the oil seal?

[bourneyo]

Yea it can be done, remove the prop, and on the flange there is a 27mm (I think) nut undo it take the flange off and the oil seal should be just behind it prize it out, then put abit of gear oil round the outside of the new one and gently tap it into place, replace the flange and nut.

you are supposed to have that 27mm nut set to a certain torque and have a new crush collar put it on the inside of your diff otherwise it can offset the internals of your diff reducing its life, but when I did mine i didn't bother and touch wood it hasn't gone bang yet.

It may help if you can get a impact gun on the nut as it is bloody tight or just a big breaker bar. keep the wheels on the ground otherwse the wheels will just spin when you attack the nut but keep the SJ well chocked otherwise it will run you over!

Dan

[firemansam]

sorted! thanks bourneyo

was a pain trying to undo the flange nut though
sometimes i wish i could tip my zook on its side...
ahh well dream on eh?

Cheers

Sam

[muddy kev]

hi, does any 1 know where the best place 2 get the seal from? is it main dealer part only? can't seem to find them any where else.
cheers kev

[Henry]

If its for a sammy

Part number 09283-40027

Description seal

Price £6.68 + VAT

[muddy kev]

thanks henry.

[bourneyo]

I was waiting ages for the seal from main dealer, and they never did come through with the goods, I went to KAP payed waaaaay over the ods but it arrived prity soon and i was desperate.

Dan

[Henry]

I think it depends what dealer you go to in a situation like that. My local main dealer (Chester) are robbing gets, but they do have them when you want them.

[muddy kev]

ordered seal today, dealer said be in in morning. £8.50 sounds good to me. they also said that its the same seal for all the suzuki jeeps front and rear.