Front axle, passenger side seal leak - anyone have this problem?

[philosopheriam]

Folks,

In 2010, I noticed that the front axle passenger side seal was leaking - i replaced the seal and the entire CV assembly while I was in there.

Fast forward to 2014 and this seal is beginning to leak again - has anyone had the outer axle tube bearing fail thus causing a seal leak? There seems to be a lot of "vertical" play in the CV joint where it go into the axle tube.

Any thoughts?

 

[philosopheriam]

So, I found the parts breakdown for the D35 SLA

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/dana_35_sla.shtml

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that the passenger axle tube bearing slips over the stub shaft after the stub shaft is inserted into the tube.

So, to remove the bearing, all you would have to do is pull out the shaft and the bearing will come with it, right?

Appreciate the help, folks!