changing pinion seal

[Jonny-K5]

the pinion seal in my rear 10b is leaking.can i pull the yoke and replace it without screwing up the crush sleeve? what the proper procedure for doing this?

 

[dhilgenberg]

take off the drive shaft unscrew the pinion hold the bearings in place and pry out the seal it comes out pretty easy well it should then put the new seal in andput the pinion and drive shaft back together remember your going to loose some fluid so make sure you get your 80 90 oil

 

[readymix]

The "correct" procedure is to change the crush sleeve.

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

take off the drive shaft unscrew the pinion hold the bearings in place and pry out the seal it comes out pretty easy well it should then put the new seal in andput the pinion and drive shaft back together remember your going to loose some fluid so make sure you get your 80 90 oil

There is more to it than this but I don't feel like describing how to do it for the 1000th time. If you do it this way I wouldn't expect your diff to last very long. Search and you will find your answer.

 

[Chevy305]

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171792

I tried to do the same and you really have to take out pinion inorder to replace the seal. Very unfortunate I know, but mine did not come out that easily.

 

[Jonny-K5]

guess i shoulda done a search first. found a post from 2 weeks ago. i think i'll try doing it the "correct" way.