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  1. 2nd July 2018, 02:50 PM #1
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    Front axle seal - how important is it to have this seal sealing well ?

    Hi All,

    I noticed the seal face on my half shafts are not the best, they're not totally stuff, just not looking brand new. So I am contemplating whether or not I should replace them. But then I thought, how important is it that the seal seals well anyway ? Is there are great fear of diff oii getting into the swivels or vice versa ?

    Of course I could just smooth them down a bit with some 1200.

    Any advice welcome.

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    John
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    Not a significant problem - just keep an eye on levels.
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    Thanks for confirming John, I was thinking is wouldn't be a big issue.

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    Not expensive to buy, if you are removing the inner bearing race you could remove the collars and clean them up in a lathe.

    Spacer - Paddock Spares

    As John said.......if the surface is likely to damage the seal then regular checks to make sure the oil hasn't migrated.


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  5. 3rd July 2018, 08:03 AM #5
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    Ha, I just has one inner race replaced not realising that the seal "race" could also do with replacing - Doh !!

    I order a couple of the seal "races" now, see how the timing of it all goes.

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