Re: Carl's 1952 Packard 300

Posted by BDeB On 2009/6/10 12:54:25

The differential pinion seal for 1952 and earlier is a 3 piece assembly consisting of a retainer that is pressed into the carrier, an outer felt ring and an inner seal that is pressed into the retainer and holds the felt ring in position. If you can remove the assembly without damaging the retainer the inner seal can be replaced with a new one that is readily available. I have only done this in the past by taking the ring gear and pinion out of the carrier so that the seal assembly could be pushed out by using a drift against the rear side of the front pinion bearing. Chicago Rawhide # 16117 is a number that worked in the past for the inner seal.