Hello guys! Im new to this diesel stuff. So just bare with me. Have a 96' 2500. Geared 3.54 and both the driver and passenger seals are both leaking. And do you have to drops the axle to change thoses seals?

 

Use this link, should tell you everything you need.

Front Axle Tech

 

Thanks man!!

 

That's the reference I used when I jacked up the drivers side axle seal when I did ball joints.

It is a major pain to do the passenger side seal but do it all when you break it down. The Dana 60 in the front of a Dodge is a special animal because of the disconnect on the passenger side so if you have worked on other Dana front axles as I have, be ready to re-learn a few things.

Good luck, and post up if you get stuck, and if you learn any new tricks post them up also.

 

If you have a cummins shop around i would see how much they would charge to do. Mine was a bear. I had to take a blow torch to it to break some of the bolts loose after breaking two braker bars. It was a lot harder than I was expecting.

 

X2 on the passenger side The drivers side axle slides right out and its cake!! The passenger side axle is held in by a c clip because its a two piece shaft.... Not fun

 

Here is the update, got all the gusts out of the axle. and now just trien to figure out the best way to take them out! and i totally agree with ya'll. Pain in the butt!

 

So how did you make out?? Any luck over the weekend??

 

Get the good seals from Spicer! and get a couple of extras. I killed the first one I did on the passenger side.

 

I absolutely hate the passenger side axle seal...I think I destroyed about 3 of them before I finally got one seated. ended up giving up, and went out and bought a 6 ft long piece of allthread, and a huge socket-don't even remember what size it was, to fit the seal, to drive it in. And even then, it was a PITA. Plus, on one side, my hub was rusted to the outer spindle, so I had to take that in to get it pressed off...