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Thanks for the great advice. The replacement seal I have is about 1/16" larger than the pinion bore. The bore is 2 1/2" inside diameter. The new seal is 2 9/16" o.d. When I hold the seal up to the differential it's obvious it won 't just "tap in" The seal will have to be distorted to be...

So the solution is to simply replace the yoke before I move the car? I thought that was the problem since it was the only thing different than before when it rolled fine. Thanks for the reply!

Hi All 64 Barracuda. 71/4 ring gear, I put the car on jackstands to change the pinion seal. Got the seal out but now I need to move the car before I can reassemble everything. When i put the car on the ground it wont roll forward, only backward. When I turn one of the rear wheels while on...

Hi All I am working on a 64 Barracuda with a 7 1/4 diff. I need to replace the pinion seal. I have removed the old seal, and I have ordered three different ones, all of which are about 1/16" too large to fit. The inside bore is 2 1/2". After the first seal, I thought maybe it was just sloppy...