I need some help. I have swapped both my front and rear gears to Factory 4:88's. The front seems to be giving me some problems. I have swapped over my old axle tube and axle shaft from my 4:10 carrier (Non-ADD) to the 4:88 (ADD) carrier. I am wondering is this ok to do or am I gonna have problems with the Driver Side seal not sealing? I am all confused because the seal is in 2 different places on the drivers side for ADD and Non ADD. Can I just buy new seals and put them in without using the ADD equipment? Thanks in advance!

 

I am confused myself....all you have to do is switch the jack shafts from one to the other. Same end seals.

 

Sorry for the confusion. I have already pulled the front diff twice now so im a little flustered. The axle shaft seal on the driver side keeps leaking. I am just wondering are the differentials exactly the same just different axle tubes? The seal that keeps leaking is the one on the drivers side. This is the side that I swapped the axle tubes is this ok?

 

The front diff center section is the exact same, once you remove the ADD stub axle, and drive gear stub.

 

use silicone

 

and how, praytell, do you suggest he uses silicone to seal an axle shaft?

 

indeed.

 

lol, ummmmm, a LOT of it globbed up eveywhere?




lol, I laugh, but you know there's got to be SOMEONE out there who's actually tried that before

 

That stuff will seal ANYTHING!

 

^lol!

 

LMAO!!!!!!!!

of course i would like to know all of the problems people encounter when switchin from stock gears to factory 4.88's..lol

 

Once you take away OEM it will never be right again....

 

That is probably what Kid Rock said when he started dating Pam.........

 

lmfao