Quote Originally Posted by J. Fast View Post
You use PB Blaster? In cases like yours I have several pieces of 1" rigid gas pipe. I believe the one I used for that is about 6' long and I put a 10 degree bend in it about 2 1/2 feet out. You can slide it under the car and sleeve your breaker and extend it for leverage.
No need for PB Blaster. No rust whatsoever in there, just a tight locknut.

I made a special tool to remove the flange out of a piece designed for gates. It was pre-drilled but I had to drill another hole and notch out the side to allow my socket to fit in the center:





With this strap bolted on the flange I used my impact driver and gave it a few whacks. Then I went to the 1/2 inch breaker bar and it did the trick. The flange pulls right off the splines at this point. I pulled out the old seal and inspected the bearings for damage and found nothing wrong. Great news! That meant the leak was just the old rubber failing and nothing more:



Here's a shot taken after I pressed in the new seal using a 1 1/2 inch piece of ABS plastic:



At this point I just reversed the tool on the flange so I could turn the breaker bar clockwise for tightening. Got it all back together, filled with 1.2 quarts of 75W90 and checked for leaks. All looks to be OK now.