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V8 Engine Swap
Solid Axle Swap
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My preference is moving the seal further in or out so that the lip sits on a fresh spot, if that is possible. Easy to do on a 4.0 timing cover, not so much on say, an axle pinion yoke...... trans output, etc. I took apart a NP 205 t-case a while back and the rear output yoke had a speedi sleeve on it, and the seal had worn through the sleeve and into the same spot on the yoke where it had worn a groove previously. Needless to say that t-case was bleeding profusely.I forgot to mention to look for the groove in the balancer. You will have to take it back off to see it. Most high mileage engines do wear a groove in the balancer. They make repair sleeves to fix it.