and while youre at it, have your rear motors machined and put new pads on there... once theyre contaminated like that, theyre junk. No amount of brake cleaner will save them. Replace them.

glad you bought that old 14sf? haha. jfwy. let us know how is turns out richard.

Not sure if that will work. 1/8 is a lot at the end of the tube. It looks like there is a groove where the bearing rides and the seal. From my experience any groove on the axle will cause the seal to leak.

Any comments on speedi-sleeves? Some guys from gmfs suggested those.

What would have caused the issue in the first place? I dont want to start replacing stuff to not fix the problem.

maybe not necessarily an 1/8" just enough to get it off the groove thats in the axle. I did this in a pinch and it worked out well. I did later on just replace the axle, bearing, and seal and was done with it... as far as what causes it, miles... plain and simple. Its a tensioned rubber surface riding on a steel shaft, its just going to wear.

I have had this problem since Ive had the axle installed with brand new bearings and seals. Could the backlash being a little loose let the shafts wobble some?

This is the repair bearing that I was talking about. It moves the bearing, and also the seal, to a different part of the axle, where the machined surface is still usable. You will not be able to use a speedi-sleeve in your particular situation.

You should be able to purchase a repair-bearing like this at Napa, Carquest, or wherever you shop. They are common, and cheaper than a new axle shaft.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...airbearing.jpg

No. The seal wearing a groove into the shaft isn't caused by a backlash issue. This is one of those things that just happens sometimes.

interesting, so that is just pressed in to the tube in place of the bearing and seal? how much are they? part number by chance?

thanks :)

That's pretty great, I wasn't aware that they made these...definitely cheaper than a new axle :nod: