Re: Tips and Tricks On Removing The Pinion Seal Wanted!!!

Posted by Packard 1948 On 2015/7/15 20:14:19

Hmmmm. Somehow my post from yesterday did not take.

Thank you all for your kind thoughts and Packard Voodoo dances. We had success!!!

I pulled out the old (new) pneumatic impact hammer and installed a chisel with a small hook end and was able to pop the old seal out first with a spin and then when directing the chisel end forward it popped out.

Thankfully I was able to mark the yoke and the nut with a center punch and twisted the nut back to align the marks.

I did have a bit of trouble getting the yoke to reinstall on the pinion. I must have boogered up the pinion splines when removing the seal and had to do a great deal of filing down the interference marks on both the yoke and the pinion. Even with all of the filing, I did have to tap on the yoke with a hammer to get it to slide back on and I am hopeful that I did not crush the crush washer with the hammer whacks. If I ever need to take it back off I will need to use a steering wheel puller to get it off.

A tip when reinstalling the seal is to use a ball joint tool that is essentially a proper diameter pipe. I have a ball joint service kit and one of the dais fit in between the outer shell and the inner sleeve and was able to drive the seal home.

THANKS AGAIN!!!

Bill