Front Axle Seals replaced...still leaking

Foggy · May 18, 2026

solli5pack said:
22761722 GM. Got them off Amazon though, has me wondering .

This is probably the problem as you've stated how careful you were. I'm ocd too
about stuff...
Been proven time and time again that alot of branded parts are counterfeit on Amazon.
I bet if you bought them local or on rockauto, you'd get ones that are packaged
"similar" but not exact .. and not the exact parts either...
Sorry for the bad luck. Don't trust amazon or ebay on name branded (mfr) named
stuff. Get it local ... even though the prices are vastly different

mikez71 · May 19, 2026

Foggy said:
Don't trust amazon or ebay on name branded (mfr) named
stuff. Get it local ... even though the prices are vastly different

That was not the OP. (But where did you get your parts from @slowride77?)
He did list the GM part numbers he used, as well as claiming they were a dimensional match to his old parts.
(despite an updated part number, which sounds like an improvement according to @West 1)

EddieC · May 19, 2026

Nothing to offer except glad to have the information available because I expect to change my cv axles (and perhaps seals) next month.
Driver's seal is not leaking but the passenger's dribbles a little. Video's I've seen on the passenger's side appear to be a bit more technical.

West 1 · May 19, 2026

The seal upgrade was far back, maybe 2003? I know I installed some in 2007.

solli5pack · May 20, 2026

EddieC said:
Nothing to offer except glad to have the information available because I expect to change my cv axles (and perhaps seals) next month.
Driver's seal is not leaking but the passenger's dribbles a little. Video's I've seen on the passenger's side appear to be a bit more technical.

I pulled the diff when I did mine. I don't mind doing a little extra work to eliminate working in tight spots on my back in the driveway! Also after rechecking looks like my seals stopped leaking. Maybe they needed time to settle in? Two days after installing mine I did the 1100 mile drive down to Florida from N.J. so maybe that had an effect.

PatDTN · May 21, 2026

I had a rear axle seal leaking. Replaced that and the reluctor i messed up doing it. A little while later I realized it was leaking again. My wife convinced me to tak3 my Tahoe to a shop she was trying to sell something to before I went in to see what I messed up.they found the axle shaft was worn fr9m a bad bearing that let the axle wobble aand wipe out the seal. A new axle, bearing, and seal later (they knew about the reluctor) and it was fixed. I paid them an obscene amount of money and they declined what my wif3 was selling.

Years ago I blew a rear axle bearing on my '84 Suburban. My buddy David Coleman taught me about Green bearings and that one was fixed with a bearing and seal in hours.

Front Axle Seals replaced...still leaking

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