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Originally Posted by JSM
Hi Ron,
Your project is looking solid!
Figured I would answer this question. Yes and No, we do recommend the usage of "inner" axle tube seals BUT..... really feel they are best suited for dedicated track cars. The reason for this recommendation is the likely hood that gear oil could make its way past this inner seal unknowingly during every day driving, auto-x, open track, etc., trapping precious gear oil in the axle tube and away from the center section potentially causing damage. These seals have proven to be very effective in racing environments but are usually inspected after each race by removing the 3rd member (or hub dust cap in Full Floater applications to see if oil is present, which if present would be a good indicator that the inner seal has leaked). In a street driven application we feel this type inspection may not be desirable every few hundred miles to assure the inner seal is functioning properly, and is the reason for our “track only” recommendation.
Hope this was helpful.
Jay
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Really good point Jay. My hub dust cap is not a positive seal (inner seal seems to be; it takes a hammer to get it in!), so any oil past the inner or outer seal will show up somewhere. My key take away from your post is to watch the gear oil regularly, which is something I do on my junk...
