Thread: help replacing axle seal 98 nissan sentra

im replacing my passenger axle seal on my 98 sentra and i already on my second one so i want to get this in there right this time so does any of you guys/gals help me out on what you did and used to correctly get it in straight that would be awsome.i just put coilovers on it and want to drive car again lol kind my fault there being lazy but any suggestions that would be great.thank you in advance

Normally I'd say just put the seal in and you'll be fine, but for some reason, the passenger-side axle seal gave me trouble the first time I did it too. I have no idea how I did this, but the first time I did one, I pushed the old one into the transmission while installing the new one in its place. It is the strangest thing. It worked, but I eventually took both seals out, and installed a 3rd.

There really is not much to installing one, just make sure you drain the fluid, pull the axle out, remove the old seal, and then tap in the new seal. Be careful to tap the new seal in by the outer edge only, where the metal ring is. And tap it in a little bit at a time, taking care to travel around the seal so it goes in small amounts each bit as you go full-circle multiple times around the seal.

I guess the other thing to do is make sure your transmission doesn't have any scrapes around the seal surface.