Hey Guys,
My front wheel drive shaft seal just started leaking at the transfer case. Is a puller needed to get the yoke out of the transfer case?
Funny..........all of my seals are starting to leak.....150,000 miles..Thanks .,kenny S>

 

I used my electric impact wrench to loosen the nut.
Then could pull the yoke by hand (maybe light tapping with a hammer).
So, unless you are unlucky, you dont need the puller.
The seal is funny looking, has a cupped lip that is a dust seal against the stamped steel shield. My autoone gave me the wrong part.

Btw, mine was leaking at the input shaft (between the tran and t/c).
But I had to pull mine anyways, since the flex plate broke.
I thought it was the front output shaft seal leaking.

Good luck!

 

Thanks ..........yes, its the seal on the transfer case for the shaft that heads to the front of the vehicle.
I'll get my seal from toyota.

I can't believe the difference in price from 1 dealer to another here in phoenix.
almost 5 bucks on a 15.00 seal..!!
Crazy!!
Kenny S>

 

Crazy........Bell rd toyota ....13.90
Camelback Toyota...5.92

Holy hell! It's like highway robbery!!

Kenny S>

 

Wonder if Camelback is subing the seal from a different source?

 

any idea what size socket that was?
I may have to rent one from autozone................love that place
free rental tools!

 

Dang, cant remember.
The socket was in my standard 1/2" drive set, somewhere around 27mm?
Not really huge.

 

BTW, i assume youare doing this on the vehicle.
The front output shaft sits low, so expect some serious draining of the nasty smelling gear oil.
I run Mobile 1 full syn 75W-90 in mine. The t-c still turns alot with out being in 4wd, so syn is fuel saving, somewhat.

 

thanks, good tips!
I was under the impression that that shaft did not move unless it was in 4wd.
Guess I was wrong because the fluid is still leaking and blowing back on the rear section of the underside of the truck.
My local dealer claimed to have the seal.........until I got there...no seal.
He also showed a second seal behind the nut.

I hazard to try and get it at Autozone........it will not be right.
I'm going to try and jack my front end up to ease the fluid loss as well.

Kenny S>

 

Just got done with this project. The seal cost about $14 from my local dealer. There is a nut on the output shaft that is listed as a non-reusable part because of the bendable tab on it. I didn't have any problem reusing the old nut.

The FSM says to use an SST to press in the new seal. The SST would have been nice to have, but I was able to tap the seal in using a mallet and a block of wood, gently and and gradually tapping around the circumference of the seal.

The most time consuming part of the project was running around town looking for the various sized sockets I needed. For reference, mine needed a 24mm socket for the drain plugs and a 30 mm socket for the nut on the output shaft.