Diff pinion seal weeping oil

bernd_st

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Recently my diff pinion seal has started to badly weep oil. Have bought a leather type seal earlier but looks a bit weird to me. There are modern type rubber seals available as well. Any preferences or experiences out there ? Would Jaguar MkII diff pinion or any other Dana44 seals fit as well ?
 

bernd_st

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Hi Dale,

you rescue me. Just to visualize what I have here is the Jaguar MkII rubber type seal . It has an outer diameter of 71.2mm . Can't find the leather type one at the moment but will take a picture later. Don't want to start the job before feeling safe to have the correct replacement...
 

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0neoffive

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DANA 44 seals are quite common. The hard part of the project will be re-torquing the pinion flange . . . . . .
 

tigerracer

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Hi Dale,

you rescue me. Just to visualize what I have here is the Jaguar MkII rubber type seal . It has an outer diameter of 71.2mm . Can't find the leather type one at the moment but will take a picture later. Don't want to start the job before feeling safe to have the correct replacement...

That seal looks correct to me. I typically order the seal from a Jag or a Jeep, whichever vehicle I think the parts person will understand.
 

bernd_st

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Thanks. Any opinions whether the modern rubber type of the leather type seal would be better ? I heard the leather keeps soft while rubber hardens out especially when the car is not moved regularily...
 

bernd_st

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Still no comments:-(

Update: The actually hardest part is to make the pinion nut break loose. Tried it last weekend but no way with whatsoever wrench extension I used. Appearantly have to use an air wrench otherwise no chance...
 

Warren

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But if I had .05 cent for every 36mm breaker bar I broke on a VW brake drum nut I'd well have maybe a dollar :) Sometimes the only thing that would work is a really tough air assist ..
 
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