Rear diff pinion seal

[Jimbo]

Pinion seal / input seal - where the prop bolts onto the rear diff, mine's leaking oil at a fair rate, is it a straight forward job to replace the seal ?

Jim

[Jas278]

Easy enough , I think theres a write up in the workshop Forum.....

[Jimbo]

I think theres a write up in the workshop Forum.....

Hmmm, you mean the 'Workshop' link from the home page ? - I just get a totally blank/white screen when I click on it, tried refreshing the page a couple of times, still nothing..........is the workshop offline maybe ?

[chuggaman]

once you have got the prop nuts off it is easy job...the pinion nut has to be tightened with a high torque though.i think about 95 lbs but dont quote me.

mike

[clbarclay]

Just checked, my workshop manual (RRC but same differance) says 95 to 163 Nm.

I just did it up to 100 Nm (as high as my torque wrench goes) and then round to the next castalation on the nut so I could fit get the plit pin in.

To get the nut undone on mine I used a replica of the land rover special tool made from scrap steel and had a 3/4 inch drive socket with a long bar/pipe coming up through the floor (the advantage of still renevating the cars back end) to losen it.

[Jimbo]

To get the nut undone on mine I used a replica of the land rover special tool made from scrap steel

This will be the tool that bolts across the prop flange to stop the diff from turning when you lean on the big bar to undo the big nut ?

[Les Henson]

Replacing rear axle pinion oil seal:-

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=7903


Les.

[clbarclay]

To get the nut undone on mine I used a replica of the land rover special tool made from scrap steel

This will be the tool that bolts across the prop flange to stop the diff from turning when you lean on the big bar to undo the big nut ?

That will be the one. It makes it a lot easier I find than rellying on the halfshafts/wheels to resist the torque as they spring/twist too much. Not sure how long the LR one is, but I made mine long enough to rest on the ground whilst in use so I didn't have to hold it/resist the torque.