[Grubby]

Stub Axle seal R&R in the car.

I did this on a standard ERA Rear about 4 years ago and may miss a few steps.

1. Raise the rear of the car and support by the frame rails in front of the rear axle.
2. Remove the wheel on the side you are working on
3. If you have a rear sway bar you will likely need to disconnect it from control arm on the side you are repairing. My car didn't have the rear sway bar.
4. Usa a long extension or a few long extensions and 3/8 drive sockets to remove the nuts that hold the half shaft to the stub axle. They are the ones by the rotor.
5. I think I had to remove one of the coil overs to give me room to lean the hub outboard. Leaning the hub out pulls the half shaft away from the rotor and gives you room to get the stub axle out.
6. Leave the half shaft attached to the hub and just lay it to one side so you have room to work.
7. Now you can access the brake caliper bolts thru a hole in the rotor.
8. You will be able to move the caliper out of the way without breaking any brake lines loose.
9. Remove the rotor.
10. Now you can get to the bolts that hold the stub axle in.
11. You can disassemble the stub axle on your work bench to replace the seal.
12. Be sure to replace the O ring if needed while you are in there.

Good luck and let me know if I missed something.

I think I spent about 2 hours doing one side on my car.

John