Rear Axle seal question 1997 eddie

[nick8102]

I was bleeding my brakes after replacing both line that run from the master and noticed my drivers real seal must be shot because there's fluid all over

My question is how hard is it to pull and replace the bearing and seal?
Will i need a press to put the bearings in?

 

[tonydiv]

It's a c -clip axle, so no press is needed. Follow the first 5 steps in this how-to.
Installing 4.88 Gears in a 9.75" Rearend - Ford Truck Club Forum


You will probably need a slide hammer / puller to remove the bearing race from the axle tube. (the truck is 16 years old, it's silly not to replace the bearing while you're doing this) Since you're in to the rear end, its also probably smart to do the other side bearing and seal. If one side is leaking, the other one is usually not far behind.

 

[nick8102]

Yeah I planned on doing both sides it'd be silly not to while I'm back there, but usually just a slide hammer yo pull them and the they are just pushed and then clipped into place?