Pinion seal 8 3/4 489

[Mopar5]

Well I do have a brand new gear set that has been sitting in a box for a couple years maybe I should just put that in. Im really not concerned about the open carrier on it Posi or not really makes no difference to me.

[Mopar5]

The yoke does have some grooving from the seal is that a concern?

[1 Wild R/T]

can you catch a fingernail on it?


if you have access to a lathe that will polish out easily..

[Mopar5]

Fingernail won't catch in but almost . I don't have a lathe .A new yoke is 70.00 not too much

[1 Wild R/T]

Where in California are you? I have a lathe & would be happy to do a quick polish on it... 

[Mopar5]

I'm in Concord Ca so we have a few miles between us

[Mopar5]

That's too bad because I sure would like your help

[JonH]

You can get a seal saver at your local auto parts store to repair that pinion. They are about half the cost of a new pinion. I would not reuse the 1 you have, with repairing it as you risk another leak...

[Mopar5]

Hi John appreciate it ,but at this point I'm going to do a complete rebuild instead of just a seal.It's just a golden learning opportunity and if I fail I will just buy a whole unit set up from Dr.Diff . But failure for me is something I don't accept readily  ,So I'm going to give it my best shot or however many shots it takes.