Parts Needed
Drivetrain Direct D30 Axle Tube Seals

Grease

Tools Needed
basic socket set
13mm 12 point socket
Grease Gun
Utility knife
Breaker bar

*Pretty easy if you've pulled the hub assembly before...*

Developed for NASCAR applications to keep dirt and grime from entering the axle tube and destroying critical componentry. The Front Axle Tube Seals, exlusive to Drivetrain Direct, does the same thing for the front end of your Jeep.

1. First thing to do is to put on your e-brake, & get the front jacked up and on jackstands.


2. Next you need to remove the wheel, then the caliper & rotor. With the long brake lines I just sat my caliper on top of the axle, but if you have short lines make sure you support the caliper with some bailing wire or something and don't just let it hang by the brakeline.


3. Once you have the caliper & rotor off, you'll need to pull the hub assembly off the knuckle by removing the 3 bolts with the 13mm 12 point socket. I had recently rebuilt the axle so my bolts were easy to break loose, but this is where you'd need the breaker bar.


4. Once you get the bolts out, the entire assembly, axles included, will pull out. If you haven't pulled them before you might have to do some work to get them out.


5. With the axleshafts pulled, you now need to cut off the stock debris guard on the axleshafts.


6. Then you'll want to clean out any dirt in the axletube and install the seal. I put a good coat of grease around the outside of mine and pushed then in.


7. Now its time to push the axleshafts back in. Take care to not let the end of the shaft scrape along the bottom of the tube when are re-installing it as it can pick up dirt which will muck up your diff fluid. One you have both sides back in it's time to grease em up.


8. Now you just need to put it all back together and you're done.

***Take care to not over tighten the bolts that hold on the caliper. I did and it stripped out pretty easily. If this happens to you as well, here is my simple solution if you can't weld & don't have thread making compound:

First I found a nut with that would thread onto the caliper bolt. I then drilled out the backside of the bolt hole to 1/2" and ground down the nut untill it was round and slightly tapered to press into the hole.


Next I used some misc tube parts (you can use washers) and pulled the nut into position from the back. I made sure that the nut was only as small as absolutely necessary so thet it would hold tight.


Once it's pressed in you can put your caliper back on.