265-H K61 Axle Seal Replacement Question

[Ron L 0]

Hi All,

I have a 265-H with a K61 transmission that I picked up to either fix and resell or keep myself. Both axle seals need to be replaced. I know I didn't need to pull the cover and axles out to do this, but it was easier to do that than take the axle hubs off - they're really stuck on. Plus, I was planning on changing the filter.

 

So the seals did not come out easily and I would not have been able to do this without taking the axles out anyway. Its almost like the seals were glued in and included a metal shim. The replacement seals don't fit with that L-shaped piece of metal glued in (in cross section). Was this OEM or did someone replace these already? The diagram doesn't show any metal shims. Please take a look at the pictures I attached and let me know what you think. You can see where I've been picking away at the rubber rubber portion of the old seals that are behind these shims. I still have a ways to go and I don't know how I'm going to get those metal pieces out. If they're supposed to be there, though, I don't know how the factory seals will fit. Thanks in advance.

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,775]

Welcome to Red Square

Are you sure the metal ring is not part of the seal?

If the metal ring was out of there would the new seal fit?

[Ron L 0]

Thank you. It really seems like the metal ring was part of the seals that were installed. The new seals don't have the ring and would fit it I could get the rings out. 

[stevasaurus 23,488]

I'm thinking those rings should just pop out of there.