Replacing Differential Oil seal and O-Ring

[TonyLudwick]

The oil seal has been leaking on my 2005 Royal Star Tour Deluxe. I have ordered a new seal (Axel shaft seal) and O-ring. Can someone point me to a post or link on the proper procedure, or tips for replacing the seal?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Regards,

Tony

[djh3]

If you are talking about the one that is in the diff, I think you are going to have to disassemble the diff. Looking at the manual it is under the bearings for the crown wheel gear.

[TonyLudwick]

Yeah, I am referring to the axle seal that is in the bearing retainer housing that holds the ring gear/axle assembly. I didn't know if the assembly had to be pressed out of the housing to replace the seal, or if there was a way to remove the old seal and install a new seal without removing the ring gear/axle from the housing. i originally thought that I had a leaky drain plug, but found out that this seal is leaking and flinging oil out of the gap between the plastic dust cover and the hub, and ends up on my rim. i wonder if this seal was just defective because I haven't noticed where anyone else on this forum has had this problem. But maybe I just didn't use the proper keywords for my search.