Front differential drive axle seal

Tiny
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  • 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO
  • 4.3L
  • V6
  • 4WD
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The driver side front drive axle seal is leaking oil. Is this a hard fix?
Thursday, November 2nd, 2017 AT 12:14 PM

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Tiny
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Not all that hard to do nut the drive shaft needs to be removed, to do this the outer drive shaft nut need to be undone, this will be very tight, you will have to drop the ball joint and the tie rod end to be able to swing the hub far enough out to remove the drive shaft. You will probably also loose some oil so be prepared to catch that with a container.
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Thursday, November 2nd, 2017 AT 11:59 PM

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