The new pinion seal went in without any problems. Used some Permatex Ultra Black RTV around the outer edge of the seal as well as a bit under the washer on the yoke. Torqued the yoke nut down and reinstalled the driveshaft. Filled the front diff and pulled it out of the garage. I continue [...]
Archive of entries posted on December 2011
Dana 44 Pinion Seal – Planning
I picked up a new SKF seal from NAPA yesterday. $13 isn’t too bad, but likely could have been picked up cheaper elsewhere… I plan on picking up some Permatex Gear Oil RTV Sealant (#81182) if I can find anyone that carries it locally. If not, I’ll just use the standard Ultra Black RTV I [...]
Vehicle Maintenance – Part 2
It just goes to show you that it is always a good idea to always look over & under your vehicles from time to time. If it weren’t for the fact that my vehicles don’t normally drip fluid, I probably wouldn’t have noticed either problem… As I posted a few days ago, I had both [...]
Vehicle Maintenance
Today was devoted to oil changes & other maintenance related tasks on the Tahoe & K5. Both were due for an oil change which was the easy part. Fresh Pennzoil Ultra 5w30 for the Tahoe & Pennzoil dino-juice 10w40 for the K5. While in the garage, I checked & topped off all of the other [...]