FWIW, I've bought several seals--including recently--from Moss and they all fit
my BJ8 perfectly (both stock 3.9 and a Lempert 3.5 pinion).
Can only surmise his pinion isn't original and he'll have to order 'custom.'
Changing the pinion--and possibly/probably the ring gear--would not necessarily
require a change of axle shafts (the differential assembly bolts to the ring
gear and it wouldn't have to be changed unless the bolt pattern on the ring
gear
was different).
bs
Thomas Morrione wrote:
...
> 3I have been working on your rear axle and have run into a problem. I have
> assembled the pinion shaft and adjusted the bearings with shims. I am
> having problems with the pinion seal. The new seal that I received is too
> small on the I.D.. A second seal arrived and it was also too small. I
> called another supplier and had them measure the seal and it was just like
> the other 2 that I had received. The new seals have an I.D. of approx.
> 1.350" and the old seal is 1.500". I checked the seals out of both rear
> axles that you left here and they are identical at 1.500" I.D.. All the
> suppliers that I have talked to say that all of the Healey axles use the
> same seal (the one that they sent) and there is no other option and they
> have sold hundreds without any problems. I will continue to solve this
> problem and may need to purchase a seal by dimensions t fit your axle. Let
> me know if you have any thoughts on this issue. I am sure that I am not the
> only one to have had this problem.2
>
>
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> I9m thinking that it9s unlikely that both rear axles were swapped out and
> have 1.500 ID seals.
> Any thoughts about what to do would be appreciated.
>
> Tom M
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