Replacing Sector Shaft Seal

[willyswanter]

Ok, well my box has been rebuilt by WTO 4 times now and the last time was about 2 months ago with a total of about 500 miles on the truck and the sector shaft seal is leaking now...

Anyway, I'm tired of paying like $50 in shipping to and from WTO so how hard is this to replace? Can the seal be replaced without pulling the sector shaft out or do I need to pound the seal out from the top? I really need to get this fixed by 5am friday /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif

 

[zcarczar]

Is it top or bottom? The top is simple, just straighten the wheels, undo the bolts holding it in and and make sure the pitman arm is off and take it out. I dunno about the bottom but im sure you have to take the sector shaft out.

 

[az-k5]

The bottom is held on with a snap ring. It will fall down without the snap ring. I used to blow the seals in my old box every couple of rock trips so I just got used to changing it. You need to remove the pitman arm and pull the clip then it should fall out.