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front axle seal leak

11-01-2001, 11:49 PM

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jhawkins

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Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Lumberton, NJ,USA Posts: 63

front axle seal leak

I recently replaced my front driver side u-joint and now I have a constant oil leak on that side. It's been several hundred miles and it does not appear to be getting better. How hard is it to replace the seal? I read in the manual that a special spreader is needed to remove the spider gear, is it possible to do the job without the tool? I talked to the dodge dealer and they want $500 bucks to do the job I know it's a pain but that seems like alot of money for this job.

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