XP chassis rear diff seal change.

Sat morn I found a puddle of oil under my quad, a quick search showed it was coming from behind a rear axle. Pulled the fill plug and what seemed like a litre of water came out.

Here is what it takes to do the job.
Parts- new seal and a speedi sleeve.

Pull wheel, crack axle nut, top a-arm bolt, tie upper arm up out of the way, pull axle, drain fluid.
Now everything is out of the way. Carefully drill some 1/4 in holes in the middle of the seal so you can get in behind and pull it off.
See pic for grooves worn in the shaft.

I put a very light amount of RTV on the inside of the sleeve so its sealed and installed it with the supplied tool and a small hammer.
The new seal I preped with some lube(deep creep) on the seal lips, and a light amount of rtv on the outside and pushed it on, carefull not to fold over the seal lips (which it tried to do a few times).
The sleeve stuck out an 1/8in, I pushed it over with a screwdriver and then tapped it down evenly with a hammer. I’m sure you could leave it as its very thin and won’t take out your axle.
Add fluid and re-install axle/wheel

About a 10min job once you have the parts.
*Parts note the oem seal is 3 lips $20CAD not in stock.
Canadian bearings seal is 2 lips slightly thicker and $5CAD
Central auto parts had the speedi sleeve ar $35CAD

We will see if the cheaper seal holds up, I try to any bearing related stuff there as its usually better quality and always cheaper.
Part #s are in the pics.

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