thank you thank you!  I did this once and I tapped that seal in ALL the way to the barrings. didnt fix anything! now I know to not go nearly as far in

Absolutely great instructions! Got it done within 2 hours. Thank you!!!

Sorry, I forgot to add, Thank you for taking the time to make this video!

Thank you. This is the most helpful video I've found so far, and I've looked at probably dozens.

Nice and complete instructive video thank you

Your information is very helpful thank you doing one right now

Very clear and thorough! Thanks for the awesome DIY video.

Geat explanation

Nice explanation.  Thanks for the video.

Hi Phillip. Thanks for the great video! I have followed all your instructions, step by step, and replaced the seal to fix the leak. I liked the way you installed the seal, pushing it inside with the clutch coil support to make sure it goes the right depth, etc. I also checked the breather valve. However, it kept leaking after my first fix, so I have done the very same job all over again. This time I have inspected the replaced seal and the part that goes into it even more carefully but haven't seen any problems. Just in case, I replaced the seal again. It didn't fix the problem, again! The leak is even worse now, but I am really tired of it. All these took a couple of weeks. Both times I bought the pinion seal from the dealership and put in new oil. The second time I even removed the breather valve and cleaned it thoroughly. I wonder if this leak could be coming from somewhere else? The second time I even put some gasoline in the inside part of the coupler thing to make sure there is no other channel for a leak. It held the gas perfectly well. This is quite puzzling. The impression is that there is no seal at all. If someone else would have that done I would think they had forgotten to install the new seal. Would you please give me a hint as to what else would cause this very same symptom? Thanks!

Thank you for video. Our 08 Rav with 221,000 miles the driver rear axle started to drip. Our auto shop said about $180 for labor if not too rusty & new dealer axle pinion seal. The labor looks intense for the average Joe.

Always check the one way vent valve on top of the differential to make sure it moves ...if it does not that's usually what causes the pinion to leak

Thanks for taking the time to produce this very helpful video!!  Can you tell me what size socket you recommend for seating the seal?

Does this model particularly have a front differential  ?   transfer case   ?   thank you very much.

I measured the OEM seal at 7mm depth before removing it fyi.

Today I changed the bearing in the housing that you removed in this video. After I replaced the bearing, I went to reinstall the housing, and oddly, the housing has a small gap. I looked at the Toyota torque spec for the 4 bolts on that housing and they are listed at only 14 ftlb. Before I removed the housing I was able to spin the drive shaft, if I tighten those 4 bolts on the housing too much, the shaft no longer rotates, so I do believe that torque to be important. I'm hoping I didn't damage the pinion seal, because it is leaking now - and like I said there is a small gap so using the gasket maker only did so much.

skips removing the clutch coil support because he definitely struggled pulling it. WHICH IS WHY I CAME HERE TO SEE HOW YOU DID IT

I have 2012 Toyota sienna and  my car need to replace the bearing and seal as you replace right now
I don’t know the part

So you don't have to remove the pinion nut on the 3rd Gen? That's nice. I just put in a new pinion seal on my 2003. I forgot about the bearing preload and didn't mark the threads. However when I reinstalled the nut I tightened it down and lined up the detent from where it was staked before. After reinstalling in the car i can't spin the hub assembly smoothly. Not sure if I messed anything up

Great video . I tackled the job yesterday but it still leaked. Breather vent is nice and loose goes up and down . I'm thinking breather could still be plugged while showing signs of being good ? Going to try the fill port barb fitting hack and see if that stops my  leak .