Pinion shaft seal leak - 14 bolt/10.5ff
The front/pinion shaft seal on my truck's 14 bolt/10.5 is leaking.
I haven't worked much with the 14 bolt and am wondering if I can R/R the pinion seal without requiring a new crush sleeve & then needing to check the gear mesh pattern?
Can I measure the rotational torque (I suppose with axles pulled) as it is. Then note the # of threads exposed. Then pull the nut & yoke. R/R seal.
Then replace the yoke & tighten the nut back to where it was. & finally check to ensure the rotational torque is similar to before?
If it was a small leak, I'd just tolerate it, but it leaks enough to require watching & replacing a bit of gear oil maybe once a month.
1995 K2500, 8600 GVWR, 6.5TD, NV4500, 3.73:1, 18:1, balanced, Fluidampr, DSG timing gears, '97 cooling upgrades, 2100 psi-pop injectors, 4" exhaust, ceramic coated exh manifolds/turbine housing/SS crossover pipe, Autometer: pyrometer, boost, oil temp, oil press, fuel press, & water temp gauges, remote oil filter, B&M plate-style oil cooler w/ braided SS oil lines