dana 60 tube seals ?

[sweetk30]

anyone running or know of someone running the newer superduty seals in the older axles ?

just gathering info as i sit here and web wheel/wrench with my free time.

my seals are good now no leaks but ya never know.

 

[BoondocK5]

Are you talking about the ones just outboard of the gear carrier? Those look like they'd seal great.

 

[sweetk30]

yaa tube seals for the diff

 

[Russell]

I've heard of people using them before. I'd certainly be interested! Less crap in the tubes can't be a bad thing.

They go in at the outer C BTW, right where the u-joint is in the knuckle.

 

[sweetk30]

no these are the inner seals.

the outer stuff for ford stupid duty is way diffrent stuff.

 

[sweetk30]

well went over and searched on pirate4x4. guys say thay work on stock housings just fine. but not aftermarket built housings.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=761789&highlight=tube+seals

 

[longbedder]

I've got them in my D60 front and I really like them. Seems like a much better design for longevity and they won't groove your axle shaft. They do NOT fit unmodified however in my experience - I had to turn down the rubber cone and supporting flange that point toward the outside of the axle as it was too big to fit inside the axle tube.

I also had trouble getting them to install squarely at first with motor oil as a lubricant (they have rubber sealing ridges). I wrecked a pair in the process. I switched to white lithium grease and they went in with relative ease. I used a long piece of allthread, some nuts, and some large fender washers as an install tool - post with pics: http://coloradok5.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2653157&postcount=8

 

[k30bb468]

Used them in my GM D60 housing ,much better seal than the OE style & had no problems with the install , other than you have to make sure the insides of the axle tubes are cleaned out really good.