I had a leaking seal on my 53 and the fluid ruined the brakes. When I pulled the axle it had a groove in it from what I presumed was the seal. I found about 8 old axle shafts and all worn in the same place. I considered welding and turning it back to spec but no one wanted to do it. Could a seal actually cause this damage in a steel axle? I know the seal on the timing cover can do it to the crankshaft snub.
In this thread I read about an axle saver. Would this be like a Speedi-Sleeve? Would this solve the problem?
