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I bought a national brand vacuum seal at advance. You have to have a good parts guy to find parts sometimes.
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I bought a national brand vacuum seal at advance. You have to have a good parts guy to find parts sometimes.
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GreenMachine
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I only put ford ones in when I do them. And make sure you set them properly. There is a special tool to seat it in the knuckle. If it doesn't seat properly your ***ked.
Ask me how man wheel bearings is cost me before I realized I hadn't seated the seal properly and water was penetrating from the backside
Ask me how man wheel bearings is cost me before I realized I hadn't seated the seal properly and water was penetrating from the backside
greenthunder7.3
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I didnt realize there was a tool for it i usually just grease it and shove it in where can you get the tool at
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GreenMachine
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The tool is a specialty tool made by OTC. I think it's worth around 60-70 bucks
Around here those come as easy as finding the parts, but the dealer I normally get parts from is usually priced the same with parts in stock. Knock on wood
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Is the said tool for putting the seal on the shaft or placement in the hub?
02 ccsb, lariat, 7.3 auto, 4x4, 4" duals, 6637,zoodad
This?
http://www.otctools.com/products/ford-axle-shaft-seal-installer
02 ccsb, lariat, 7.3 auto, 4x4, 4" duals, 6637,zoodad
http://www.otctools.com/products/ford-axle-shaft-seal-installer
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GreenMachine
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Exactly. It's used to set the seal on the shaft and to seat it in the knuckle.
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i am befuddled you guys haven't heard of the tool or even the way to make your own ? specially if you've done that seal
i could only find articles on how to do knuckle seals on the 04- trucks for the longest time
finally a few came out with the newer version like I have the only real difference is my home made seal tool uses 2" pipe/cap/floor flange and yours uses 1-1/2"
you just don't have the benefit of the depth being set using the DIY tool the store bought has a shoulder stop built into it
DIY tool link = http://www.superdutypsd.com/axle_seal_tool.php
i could only find articles on how to do knuckle seals on the 04- trucks for the longest time
finally a few came out with the newer version like I have the only real difference is my home made seal tool uses 2" pipe/cap/floor flange and yours uses 1-1/2"
you just don't have the benefit of the depth being set using the DIY tool the store bought has a shoulder stop built into it
DIY tool link = http://www.superdutypsd.com/axle_seal_tool.php
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lincolnlocker
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The link no worky for me
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I've heard of it once before, but never seen it or heard an exact clarification of it doing both things.
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I don't know why not ?
try paste and copy ? the whole address is there
http://www.superdutypsd.com/axle_seal_tool.php
dustinz85
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I replaced mine with the updated dust seal. I just used a piece of pipe to hit it in.
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just to clarify were not talking dust seal we are talking the Knuckle /axle stub shaft vacuum seal
GreenMachine
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Yeah I am talking about the knuckle vacuum seal. I borrowed the proper OTC tools for my 2000 when I did it and I just did my 05 last week and borrowed the appropriate tool. The 05+ is way larger.
Homemade tools blow. I made one and still ***ked up the seal. $70 is cheap insurance against a smoked wheel bearing
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I used my home made tool it was fine
unless you make it wrong or drive it on crooked by not paying attention I think it's a good deal
it seems to work for most
unless you make it wrong or drive it on crooked by not paying attention I think it's a good deal
it seems to work for most
GreenMachine
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Yeah most get it to work for sure. I think I'm just semi special ed when it comes to mechanics.
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Lol I was in the truck before and couldn't elaborate too much.
What I should have said was that I did indeed build the tool out of black steel pipe and a flange, and then ground it down to the proper diameter. I installed both seals in my 2000 with it, just as I would with the regular tool.
I set the seals on the shafts first while they were on the work bench. Then after sliding them back into the tube and knuckle, I would use the tool again to set it properly in the Knuckle.
After I did that work, I was forever Having issues with the needle bearings inside the drivers knuckle. I think I burnt up 3 unitized bearings. Finally borrowed the tool and set it properly, problem fixed.
Fast forward to last year, and my old man did them on his excursion. He is a fanatic about mechanics and is completely anal about his stuff. He put them in 100% correct according to what he told me. Sure enough, few months later he had a bad passenger wheel bearing. He borrowed the OTC tool from the same buddy and set the new one. No issues sense.
The parts to build the tool will cost you some money plus the effort and its still not correct or foolproof for installation. Hence my statement that $70-80 was cheap insurance to set it and forget it lol.
But I still am slightly special in the mechanical field. :morons:
