Season's Greetings Mr. Kilmer, I have a 2002 Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7 V6 2.7 litre gas vehicle. Engine type H27A. Having very bad luck with local mechanics who are unfamiliar with this vehicle.... rear axle oil seal replacement. None are aware this vehicle has another seal call a protector and thus it had been removed along with the actual oil seal that needed replacing. My question is how to install new oil seal protector and oil seal in the right rear axle of said vehicle. New seals I've purchased from the dealership I was told are the incorrect ones... in that the outer diameter isn't large enough to fit snugly within the axle housing. I had them check with another exact model being scrap for parts by a tool that measured the inside & outside diameter of my new seals against that of the vehicle being scrapped. And they matched perfectly. Part number for those seals are as follows, (oil seal 43592-52D00, protector 4358852D00) respectively. Many thanks in advance, wish you and yours a joyful healthy Xmas holiday; cheers!
Can you please tell us the mileage of the car?
Well if they are the right seals they just go in now you don't want to wreck the seals so what you do is you get a seal installing kit that has various diameters that fit right on the edge and you tap them gently with a hammer to put them in. If you don't have such a kit you can try to put the seals in flush as good as you can then gradually tap all the way around the end using a wooden dowel rod that's a good size to cover a reasonable amount you have to be careful though not to rip stuff
