Chance.316 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I went for an alignment and rotation this weekend and found quite a bit of oil on the inside of my driver rear rim and tires. Looks like I'll be spending a day pulling the axle out. Can anyone share their experiences with this? I also wanted to confirm we run an 8.8 rear diff with 32 spline axles so I can get the right parts. If you guys know if a good product (rear axle seal and bearings), OEM or aftermarket, from a good site or location please let me know so I can get this started. Last, do you recommend doing both axle seals and bearings since I'll have the diff cover off anyways? Its probably only an extra 30 minutes of work. But then again I don't want to fix what's not broken either. thanks for the input guys and gals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Patten Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 It's a 31 spline axle and I suggest going with only the OEM axle/seal kit. FRPP also sells the OEM kit which includes both axle seals and both bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chance.316 Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Went with the FRPP. Gonna install this weekend if it doesn't rain. Thanks Albino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03 DSG Snake Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Any special tools required? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chance.316 Posted May 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Just a claw hammer and a bearing puller. Everything else you can makeshift (seal puller and bearing install kit). Took about four hours to get the car up, diff case open, rotors off, axle out, and everything back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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