[Roadsters] Rear end seal leak/How to pull the seal?

[Keith0alan at aol.com]

It isn't terribly hard to do. Last time I checked, Nissan carried the seal. 
 Drop the drive shaft and remove the big nut holding the pinion yoke on. 
The yoke  will slide off and the seal can be removed and replaced. The yoke 
and nut go  back on. In theory you should be good to go. The possible snag is 
the pre load.  Using a ruler and a spring scale you can measure the pre 
load. If it is correct  life is good. If not there are spacers and shims between 
the yoke and  bearing that need adjusted. It is not a crush washer like 
many American units.  Mine ended up too tight and I fabricated a new spacer and 
lapped it down a  thousandth at a time until the pre load was correct. The 
real answer was to  add shims but I could not find any. If you are too loose 
there are quite  likely shims there that can be removed. Do not run with it 
too tight or you will  have a real job on your hands. Too loose is much 
less of an issue.
 
keith 
 
 
In a message dated 9/19/2012 9:41:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
nolan at mortarsprayer.com writes:

Hello  friends.

We are chasing oil leaks in the roadster. The drive line seal  in the rear
end has a small drip. Does anyone have the seal part number  handy? Any
tips/suggestions on the easiest way to pull out the  seal?



Best  regards,

Nolan
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