YT SA-01 Inner Axle Side Seal Installation Tool by Yukon Gear & Axle Review

Do not buy! Cannot provide reverse torque and is not suitable for OEM seals. I messed up a seal and couldn't affix another. Save your money, it's not efficient.

Yukon YMSS1018 internal axle seals were installed with this tool. The first print went well. The second was damaged. I tried Spicer's Seals again and ruined one of them too. I finally got my regular Spicer seal and seal driver used in a 79 F350 Dana 60. Useless $100 tool in my tool box.

Bought Yukon oil seals and this tool for a 2010 Dodge 2500 front axle. Revain says it works for my car, but the tool ran out of length before he even thought to get to the seals. He ended up ruining the Yukon Seal and not using the tool. save your money Might work on smaller axles, but definitely not on 9.25mm.

Great tool, durable and well designed. It doesn't fit Crown and Timken gaskets at all and I broke a few trying to install them. I ordered Yukon gaskets and they fit perfectly and installed in minutes after weeks of struggling with homegrown installers.

I was going to use this on a 2nd gen Ram D44 front axle inner seal but wasn't thrilled with how it mates with the seal. If the seal sticks, it can easily puncture or puncture the metal case. I understand what they were aiming for, but the fit is mediocre at best. I started machining my own cups and pulling back the gasket, which you still need to do on the right axle tube in the CAD hole. I'm keeping the tool because it might be useful in other applications, but overall I wouldn't recommend it.

Forget about trying to install internal axle seals without this tool. Let's face it, you just pulled out hub bearings, axle shafts and retainers, spent the money on that tool and installed new seals like a pro. I bought it for 44 dan in my jeep and it saved my heart so much. hurts after removing the bowel. After all the work involved in just getting to them, I don't want to accidentally damage any of them or not get it right. You won't know until it all comes together and fills with liquid, and

Destroyed the first $20 center diff seal. Because both sizes of tool drive ends were the wrong diameter. Fixed ends work as described. It was necessary to use a bearing press hub from one of my other kits and a seal mandrel from another kit to properly seat the seal in the moving end axle hub. I only bought two repair gaskets but only repaired the leaking end. And not exchanged both seals as planned. It's a bit frustrating that the tool doesn't work as advertised. I would save time by not…

Contrary to the previous and only review I had very few problems with the tool to install new oil seals. The seals fit perfectly with little play. BTW I use some Permatex on the outer sealing ring for extra security. The tool works well if you envision a one man army or don't have 3 foot long arms to center the seal while hammering. It was difficult to determine when the sealer was fully cured. I had to do each page multiple times to install it. It's hard to tell when they're fully broken in…