shell valley rear axle question.

[Sydney]

Hello fellas,

I've been talking with some hot rodder buddies, and they were all adamant about using seals on the 9". They said the only reason I don't have leaks yet is the oil level isn't quite high enough in the axles with the car sitting still. They will leak when you drive it. Kind of like Excalibar said, the sealed bearings are designed to keep grease in not oil out. I didn't receive any seals from SV either.

Now after reading Cobrasochs good comments, I'm not sure what to do. So, if I wait to put seals in until after I get a leak, would you say that most leaks come through the outside fit of the bearing or through the inside greased area? How would you know if the bearing was still good if oil has passed through it and maybe displaced some grease?

Very interesting topic here. Thanks for the part # Red99z.

Sydney