YOU WILL HAVE TO PULL THE AXLES OUT IF IT IS HALF TON MODEL. THIS IS DONE BY REMOVING THE WHEELS AND BRAKE DRUMS FIRST. THEN THE REAR AXLE COVER WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED. REMOVE SPIDER GEAR CROSS SHAFT. SLIDE IN AXLES, REMOVE C CLIPS AND PULL OUT AXLES, YOU WILL NEED A SLIDE HAMMER OR SEAL PULLER TO REMOVE OLD SEALS, CHECK OUTER AXLE BEARINGS AND AREA ON AXLE FOR DAMAGE OR WEAR. CLEAN UP AXLE AREA WHERE SEAL RUNS AGAINST WITH EMORY CLOTH. COAT AREA WITH AXLE GREASE AND REINSTALL. BE CAREFUL NOT TO DAMAGE NEW SEAL WHEN SLIDING AXLE BACK IN. REINSTALL CLIPS AND SPIDER SHAFT.PUT COVER BACK ON AND INSTALL PROPER GEAR LUBE. INSTALL DRUMS AND WHEELS.
You have to remove the brakes, rotors, wheel hubs, axle shafts, diff cover, and differential carrier, seals are on the inside of the axle tubes.
very carefully
When you see rear differential fluid on your rear brakes & assembly.
The Chevrolet suburban 1500 axle is interchangeable with the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 axle. The manufacture year of the vehicles should be the same.
The front axle seals go bad. There is special "Dealer only" blue transfercase fluid and it is way overpriced at $14 a quart. Anyway, buy that first and get new seals then you'll need to drain diff and replace the seals, then reassemble the axle shafts into the diff and then fill with dealer only xfercase fluid.
Pull pumpkin cover pull tires and brake and brake brakets...pull center carrier pin push axles in pull axle keepers pull axles out pop seals out put new seals in....do all steps in revers
To check the rear axle ratio on your Suburban, you need to safely jack up the vehicle to get access to the the rear axle. Then there should be a metal tag on one of the bolts on the rear axle cover indicating the axle ratio. The ratio varies with different options and load capacities, so it's not the same for all Suburban's.
Axle seals
I have a 1951 John Deere A that is seeping oil out of the one axle out close to the wheel. Do I need to remove the the rearend and the big bull gears and get to them from the inside? Paul Lehman
That depends on what seals are leaking. The inner front axle seals will cost you over 6 hours of labor plus seals and fluid.So if your local labor rates are $100 an hour that will be over $600That depends on what seals are leaking. The inner front axle seals will cost you over 6 hours of labor plus seals and fluid.So if your local labor rates are $100 an hour that will be over $600
Yes, differential fluid breaks down and becomes contaminated over time. sometimes changing the differential oil causes the axle seals to leak because the new oil will be thinner than the old stuff so keep an eye on them.
drawing for bearings and seals of front differential axle