Axle seal replacement First generation Firebird GTO Buick Oldsmobile too 1967 1968 1969 

Great job brother let these people know how is a Pontiac not just driving them but working on them too 👍

Used to refer to those spring loaded wiper seals as "Garlock" seals.

I sent my brother your way. Nice Christmas image of you and the family.

The 8.2 BOP posi units are a WILD set up ! no clutches, nope 2 cast iron cone dogs with a spring to kick both axels engagement. When you do a burn out the car jumps sideways until the spring slams the second dog to get both wheels spinning. I was reprimanded in the burn out box for getting to out of control at a few tracks for that. The bigger the slicks, the worse it gets.

Great video Jon, I am still on the fence about swapping to disc's all around. AND YES DRIVE IT LIKE THAT!!!!!!

Great video as always. Was interesting that these rear ends don't have the c-clips to them. Guess I could have found out if I hadn't have sold my '68. Watching your videos sure makes me want another first gen though.

Another great informative video!

Another good video!!

Nice job, I like the black paint on the caliper, not a fan of the popular RED caliper! 👍

The other guys use the axle shaft as a bearing race

I'm 70 and something has been bothering me for decades about my '69 Grand Prix that I owned when I was 20. I had the left rear wheel bearing go bad. At the time I barely had a pot to piss in so I knew this was a repair I would have to do myself. I did have a fair bit of mechanical knowledge on older Chevy's with a third member rear end, however, I could see the Pontiac was different. I asked a good mechanic friend and he lined me out on the procedure. I got down to the part of pulling the axle and I spent an entire day with the drum on backwards as a slide hammer trying to get the damn thing loose. After hours of hammering and blistered hands it broke free. Had the parts store press off and on the new bearing and reassembled the left rear. I add this comment because for years and years I'd often think about that repair and always wondered if I had somehow broken a 'C' clip on the diff end of that axle. Today I decided to finally get an answer to the question that has dogged me all this time. Thank you for this video! I can put this one to bed and go on to wonder about other dodgy things I did in my youth.

Hey Jon, you motivated me to do the seal replacements on my 68 10 bolt and I’m glad I did. Seems I had a good deal of blasting media that entered while sandblasting. Spent a whole day flushing it clean then replaced all seals. You should consider doing a video on replacing the pinion seal when you can. Thanks for the mentoring and instructional videos.

Awesome video Jon. Buy the cow lmao

Hey Jon, always enjoy your informative content . Who’s disc kit are you using? Does the emergency brake work properly? Have you ever tried a 3rd or 4th gen F body swap?

Hey Jon, nice video. I’m gonna follow this exact procedure on my 68. I had new rear 355 gears, bearings and seals installed a year and a half ago in my factory 10 bolt BOP. I noticed a small drip last week, same place as yours but on the passenger side. I’m gonna pull the axle and check the seal. If I want to back this up with a little RTV sealant, where is the best place to apply the RTV in your opinion before I reinstall the axle? Also what type of RTV would you recommend for this type of application? Thanks very much!

I don't remember from your other video if you sandblasted the differential. If so, I hope there isn't any media inside the diff. I saw a rebuild that failed rather quickly due to media.

What about a part# for the seal? I am sure I can find it myself. I replaced both seals years ago, must have nicked my seal when reinstalling my axle causing it to leak. Great video otherwise, thank you.

So when I install my rear disc brakes on my 1968 fierbird I will have to take off the bearing from the axel shaft to install the backing plates?

I kept asking myself where is the bearing?

Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free refers to idea of marriage, good sir.