Bryanmay10

No, I’m waiting on parts to finish. I have it back together at the moment and might drive a total of 5 miles before it’s fixed, but figure it needs to get sealed up. But I figure it’s been unsealed for at least the 20k miles I’ve drove on it so far, so should be okay for a week.

I don’t have any photos, but there weren’t any seals there to remove on mine. Looks like someone removed it before and just sealed up the whole thing. But otherwise, it’s a fairly straight forward job. My RV is a 1985 model, so the axel was added later after the recall, so no idea who installed it or when.

Bolt head are either 12mm or 14mm. Guessing bolt size is 8-10mm as that usually matches up

I swapped my 4:10to 4:88 today. Anyone have ideas on the correct torque numbers? I put everything back together around 20lbs, but I couldn’t really find anything to tell

Yeah, I’m not sure. I managed to get the axels out and the differential installed. There weren’t any gaskets between the flange and the hub, but there was a sealant of some sort used. So just going to have to do a bit of research and figure out what I need to get to replace the seals.

So the bolt size is 8mm with a 1.25 pitch. Ace did have them. The last time I was looking for something metric the person working there told me they had zero metric bolts and nuts. I didn’t get long enough bolts to get it full removed, but I got it out about an inch and it looked like there was gear oil that drained out. I’m pretty sure this means there is a bad seal of some sort in the axel then correct?

Okay, thanks. I was worried that would be the only solution. No one anywhere around me sells metric bolts, only standard for some reason, so just going to have to order some online.

I’m working on changing out the differential on my RV. It has the 1-ton full-float axel. I’ve been able to remove the nuts, washers, and cone washers, however, the axel shaft won’t budge when I try to pry it out. I’ve seen others remove the shafts without much work and I’m wondering if I’m missing something. It looks like there might be some sort of sealant or gasket around it. In the photos you can sort of see some of what looks and feels like caulking around the bolts and the back of the flange and what peeled off of the back of the flange. Any suggestions on how to get this removed would be helpful. Thanks.