O.k. Boy I couldn't have been more wrong than I was in a previous post. I pulled my axle shaft off a little bit ago to see what was inside.
Step one remove the axle shaft retaining bolts with a 3/4" socket and pull the axle shaft out. 2- straighten the tabs on the star washer. 3- remove the outer nut. A tap with a punch or and axle nut socket will get it started, then just spin it out with your fingers. 4- remove star washer and remove axle key with a magnet. 5- remove inner nut, you can use the axle socket or the punch, but be careful not to damage it. 6- hub should slide right out. 7- remove seal with seal puller or screwdriver. 8- replace with new seal, drive in with seal driver or place block of wood over seal and tap into place with hammer. 9- Reinstall in reverse order.
BTW- The HO52 seal is the same as the 72-present 14 bolt full floats. You can get an axle nut socket from just about any Automotive store. The Performance Tool one I have needs to tabs filed down slightly to work correctly.
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