In trying to replace the oil seal in the differential connected to the rear drive shaft, I finally removed the bolt holding the flange in place but cannot remove the dust cover. Have soaked in penetrant for a couple of days & still no movement. Any ideas on how to remove this part so I can replace the oil seal?
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I'm not sure what year and model you are working on, but all the pinion seals I've replaced had the dust shield fastened to the yoke, so when I tapped the yoke off the shield went with it. Then I could stab a screwdriver into the seal and pry it out.
BTW, when I worked at the Chevy dealership I had to replace a pinion seal one day because the guy ran over a plastic bread wrapper. It got wrapped around the rear yoke and took the seal out. In the country a lot of seals get taken out by tall grass and barbed wire. One day a guy can in and asked what in the world would make his pickup truck shake so bad. He had barbed wire wrapped around the driveshaft that was bigger than a large beehive. -
1949 Studebaker Champ. No, unfortunately the dust shield isn't fastened to the yoke on this one.
BTW - great story!Comment
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The "rear" driveshaft ?
That nut is supposed to be "tight" from the factory. Might take some work to get it off.
Sorry...
MikeComment
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Thanks, Mike. Got the nut off finally and removed the flange but can't budge the dust cover.Comment
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