Rear Pinion Seal

[Rednek1280]

I'm about to replace my rear pinion seal on my '99 Jeep TJ. Do I really have to removed the rear axles to do this?

 

[steady.foot]

No. Chock the wheels. Remove the drive shaft. Take the pinion nut and yoke off. Pry the old seal out with a big screwdriver or pry bar. When replacing, I usualy put a little silicone around the outside of the seal. Be careful to get it started straight so it doesn't deform. replace the yoke and torque the nut to specs. Most sugest to replace the nut with a new one.

 

[Rednek1280]

Thanks you so much. You just saved me a lot if time.

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Put a little grease on the yoke where it slides into the seal, to avoid damaging the new seal.

Does the TJ d35 use a crush sleeve? If so, there's a special sequence outlined in the FSM for torquing the pinion nut so as to not compress the crush sleeve further.

 

[drivetrainsman]

Put a little grease on the yoke where it slides into the seal, to avoid damaging the new seal.

Does the TJ d35 use a crush sleeve? If so, there's a special sequence outlined in the FSM for torquing the pinion nut so as to not compress the crush sleeve further.

Yes it does use a crush sleeve! good call!