D44 Inner Axle Seal

slvr98svt said:

I bought a Yukon master install kit for my rear Waggy D44. When I disassemble it, where the inner axle seal should have been was just silicone, now in the Yukon kit there are 2 green seals. However they are about a 1/4" to big in diameter to fit into the axle tube. Is there a possibility they are the wrong seal, do I force them in, or do I just cone then up like they were?
Thanks for the help,
-Matt

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slvr98svt said:

No, I had to order the outer axle bearings and seals seperatly. Im pretty sure that these are the inner as they look the same as the ones in the front 44 however they just seem to big to fit into the tube.
-Matt

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woody said:

Do ya suppose that "Master Install Kit" might have included inner seals for the front tubes?

I am 99.9% sure that you don't want to seal off the gear oil from reaching the outter (wheel) bearings on a semi-float axle. Keep in mind that the only thing holding the wheel/drum/axleshaft in there -on a non c-clip axe- is an intact bearing & the retainer plate. When the bearing goes supernova -due to heat from not seeing lube- BIG problems will crop up.

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woody said:

Do ya suppose that "Master Install Kit" might have included inner seals for the front tubes?

I am 99.9% sure that you don't want to seal off the gear oil from reaching the outter (wheel) bearings on a semi-float axle.

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