Hello i ordered a sector seal (lower seal at pitman arm) for my sons D1. I realize this may or may not work but it seemed easy enough to try. Anyway. the pitman came off pretty easy with air gun and a autozone HD pitman arm puller. the dust seal came off easy too but the seal underneath it was pretty gone. I removed what I could of it and then then the circlip. Under the circlip was a large washer that I think may have been part of the old seal but Im not sure. Under that was the blue seal that i got out.
All was good until I looked at Rave. It shows a seal, then an "extrusion washer" and then the dust seal and circlip. I assume the final dust seal goes over the clip like the original one. Anyway, the kit I got looks like the below. Following the manual I installed the blue seal first then the washer that I pulled out of the box (pretty thick) and then the dust seal. However in doing so I am unable to get the circlip in no matter what. I am wondering if the "dust seal" with the lip takes place of the metal washer? Maybe it was originally a rubber seal with metal in it that deteriorated? I'd imagine if I left the metal washer, which I assumed was the "extrusion washer" out if it would be fine. Perhaps that "dust seal" incorporates a metal washer inside and since it was so deteriorated i messed up but Rave seems to show a washer in there too so I am not sure what is wrong. I ordered a new seal kit and i plan on taking the washer out and just fitting the dust seal and then the circlip but I wondered if anyone knows the deal here. Thanks in advance. I attached pics for clarity of my confusion. Thanks Gordo
All was good until I looked at Rave. It shows a seal, then an "extrusion washer" and then the dust seal and circlip. I assume the final dust seal goes over the clip like the original one. Anyway, the kit I got looks like the below. Following the manual I installed the blue seal first then the washer that I pulled out of the box (pretty thick) and then the dust seal. However in doing so I am unable to get the circlip in no matter what. I am wondering if the "dust seal" with the lip takes place of the metal washer? Maybe it was originally a rubber seal with metal in it that deteriorated? I'd imagine if I left the metal washer, which I assumed was the "extrusion washer" out if it would be fine. Perhaps that "dust seal" incorporates a metal washer inside and since it was so deteriorated i messed up but Rave seems to show a washer in there too so I am not sure what is wrong. I ordered a new seal kit and i plan on taking the washer out and just fitting the dust seal and then the circlip but I wondered if anyone knows the deal here. Thanks in advance. I attached pics for clarity of my confusion. Thanks Gordo