o2batsea
Platinum Member
Before anyone else has to spend hours figuring out this darn thing, let me tell you how to replace the "floating seal" on the axle steering housing.
The secret is that there is no secret to getting it all apart and back together, except that you need a really really good pair of snap ring pliers. Kiotis are snap ring loco! I tried a wussy set and they were no good. Drove into town and bought a KD tools one for almost 30 bucks. Worth every penny. Anyway, I digress.
Mr Dingbat here tried for hours to get the seals in place before reassembling the axle. No matter what I tried the seals would not go. Finally, in frustration, I decided to just put it back and hope for the best. Well, that's all it took.
If there is a secret I guess it's supporting the entire steering knuckle while attempting to get the main snap ring back in place. You can't hold it by hand. I ended up with a second jack on the tie rod arm which allowed me to get up inside. It's built so you can go in from the side but that's just a no go to me. Trying to hold open the big snap ring and wiggle it in from the side is too much for me.
Oh and secret number two is to refill the axle with 90 wt before putting the top cap/bevel gear bearing holder thing in place. Really speeds things up not to have to piddle oil into a tiny hole.
The secret is that there is no secret to getting it all apart and back together, except that you need a really really good pair of snap ring pliers. Kiotis are snap ring loco! I tried a wussy set and they were no good. Drove into town and bought a KD tools one for almost 30 bucks. Worth every penny. Anyway, I digress.
Mr Dingbat here tried for hours to get the seals in place before reassembling the axle. No matter what I tried the seals would not go. Finally, in frustration, I decided to just put it back and hope for the best. Well, that's all it took.
If there is a secret I guess it's supporting the entire steering knuckle while attempting to get the main snap ring back in place. You can't hold it by hand. I ended up with a second jack on the tie rod arm which allowed me to get up inside. It's built so you can go in from the side but that's just a no go to me. Trying to hold open the big snap ring and wiggle it in from the side is too much for me.
Oh and secret number two is to refill the axle with 90 wt before putting the top cap/bevel gear bearing holder thing in place. Really speeds things up not to have to piddle oil into a tiny hole.