dana 30 axle seal tool?

[starcreekyj]

tried this on a Dodge D44. it was a PITA.  it kept going in crooked;  one good whack on a socket and it set the seal much easier. 

the CAD one is beotch..........  if you're gonna pull that seal, might as well grab some one piece axles out of a tJ/XJ and put in the correct seal for this upgrade.................

I agree I installed the first seal for the disconnect axle and 2 months later upgraded axles and had to do it over again.

[RckyMtnTJ]

Which way would be easier or work best, the long threaded rod through the axle tube or the short threaded rod with washers within the pumpkin like in the link?  My understanding is there isn't enough room to get in there and get a straight hit with a hammer, thats why I was planning on doing it with the threaded rod.  This repair has been on my must do list for a while, I keep putting it off since I have never taken the guts out of the diff.  I hear if you mark it all well and keep track of your shims and where they go it is fairly simple.

[FiEND]

JohnnyC's head can fit in the pumpkin, why not a hammer?

[XJHERO]

i use a 5 foot .75 dia rod  and a seal driver screwed on to the end and hit it in with a hammer. i also use the rod with a small littel scraper on the end to clean out the axel tube
also the rod is kept in my jeep to bash out broken axel  shafts from a  d35 if some one breaks an axel.

[Gearhead]

What I use is threaded rod and correctly sized drivers to pull the seal into it's bore , straight and without damage or the need for a swing press ( hammer)


I'm not aware of a commercially available tool to do this specific job  other than factory / dealership stuff  , that would be next to impossible to get.

A bit of creativity is required in this case and some problem solving skills.