Steve, Put the seal in and give it a try. You do not want to do a complete disassembly which is where you would be going to replace bearings. If you cannot stop the leak with a new seal and or a new yoke, go to a pro. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Lentz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 6:00 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] rear end problem preload.
> > I've been thinking too. The rear never leaked before that I can remember. > Now all of a sudden it has just purged all over my garage floor? I think > that the bearings may be failing at the pinion allowing it to wobble while > driving. This movement would definitely egg-shape the seal and cause the > groove around the inner diameter of the rear side of the yoke. If I just > replace the seal, it might only last one or two short trips before failing > also. Then I'm back to square 1. I don't think that the bearing exchange > is a novice operation, is it? > Steve > > > > _______________________________________________ > Chevelle-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://chevelles.net/mailman/listinfo/chevelle-list_chevelles.net _______________________________________________ Chevelle-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://chevelles.net/mailman/listinfo/chevelle-list_chevelles.net
