Fig 36 Installing Clutch Release Bearing Shaft Seal with 3 4 Socket Automatic Transmission Rear Axles Only Repairs The following procedures apply only to rear axles us Id in conjunction with automatic transmissions as the co ponents involved are peculiar to those rear axles Pinion Shaft Front Oil Seal andfor Converter Hub Oil Seal Replacement The pinion shaft front oil seal and converter hub o l seal are located diametrically opposite fore and aft r spectively in the differential carrier However their removal and installation is basically th same and the same Tool J 8340 is used to drive the se all in both locations J 8340 is specifically designed to in stall the pinion front seal as this seal fits into the inne diameter of the tool for installation to a prescribed depth which is provided by a stop on the tool When used to in stall the converter hub seal the stop surface of J 8340 is used to drive the seal as this seal is mounted flusl 1 Remove the old seal by prying out with a Du similar o tool I 2 Coat outer diameter of seal with non hardening sealer then install new seal using J 8340 as illustrated figs 37 and 38 Install seals so that seal lips are toward the interior of differential carrier Pinion Shaft Rear Oil Seal Replacement 1 Drive out old seal with a pin punch inserted thro Ih access holes in stator shaft fig 39 2 Install new seal using J 8448 1 as illustrated fig 40 Press seal until it bottoms Pinion Shaft Bushing Replacement 1 Remove old bushing from inside diameter of pinion shaft using a chisel or other suitable tool EScerci e care not to damage bushing mating surface in n shaft during removal 2 Install new bushing with J 8333 as shown fig 41 A stop is provided on the tool to press the bushing o the prescribed depth I i v w