Y60 Front axle seal

[klompy]

Does any one know if there is a better after market seal than original.I'm sure I saw a video on you tube and the yank was fitting an after market seal that he had a rave about.If not I will go genuine.

[jeremy]

Are you talking the inner axle seal inside the ball on the housing?

If so ...I heard a rumour that the GQ/Y60 inner axle seals are the same as used on the hilux solid axles. If that is true, these are two options which might work for you:

http://www.marlincrawler.com/axle/front-axle-parts/front-service-parts/service-front-hilux/hd-inner-axle-seal
http://www.trail-gear.com/knuckle-service#node-4725

[klompy]

Yep those are the ones,thanks for that.Does any one know if the hilux ones are the same and if any one in NZ stocks them.

[mudtroll]

BNT sell them for approx $10, seem to have lasted ok in my truck. If they are regularly leaking might be a bent diff housing thats causing the problem.

[klompy]

Put a BNT kit in about 3 years ago and drivers side is just leaking,but dont like the job changing them so want something better.

[Trundle]

can be caused by worn brass bush that the cv contacts on , grooves worn in the axle , or other worn hub components ,

[klompy]

From memory it has a needle bearing not a bush but will have a good look at it all when I strip it down again.

[T-mo]

I replaced my leaking ones with a Terrain Tamer (sp?) kit I got from BNT. Had no problems with them. You are correct about the needle bearing setup.

I'd give Auckland Bearings a ring (09) 444 6566, that was who I got recommend last time I needed seals, good to deal with.

4WDBits sell the seals too - http://www.4wdbits.co.nz/ProductDetails ... uctID=4120 - If you want to buy OTS.

Genuine seals tend to be more expensive I've found.

[4WDbits]

Are you talking the inner axle seal inside the ball on the housing?

If so ...I heard a rumour that the GQ/Y60 inner axle seals are the same as used on the hilux solid axles. If that is true, these are two options which might work for you:

http://www.marlincrawler.com/axle/front-axle-parts/front-service-parts/service-front-hilux/hd-inner-axle-seal
http://www.trail-gear.com/knuckle-service#node-4725

We have the Hilux Trail Gear Trail-Safe seals on the shelf too: http://www.4wdbits.co.nz/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=4870

I've just put a vernier on the 2 seals side by side and they are almost identical. Next time I do an inner axle seal I'll be trying the Trail Gear Trail-Safe seal.

[mudlva]

By memory...
O/d is the same Y60 shoulder is 0.75-1.00mm larger then L/C
The L/C seal do fit as i use them rather than Y60 as i was getting a packet of 10 for around $4.50+gst each

When i was running L/C diffs i went through lots of cvs and each time it took the seal out.
Time will tell how the Y60 holds up
Altho i have a set of c/molys to eventually go in once all the spiders have been sorted out

[3VILC]

Hilux one is also thinner from memory when I've done them but might be useful if you have a groove worn in the shaft that's cutting the seals like mine did