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So I got around to fixing this last night. The yoke did have a bit of a groove in it, so I went ahead and replaced it. The problem I found though was the seal they used was the wrong one....The correct seal is a National 8622.

Sounds like a plan, thanks for the words of wisdom. And I agree 100% on that last statement! I'll update when the job is done.

No play, and no scribe mark that I can see. I guess they could have measured the lbs it took to loosen the nut, that may explain no mark. I found a yoke online today reasonably priced if replacing it's the next step I need to take.

I was going through some pictures I have saved and I came across a picture of this same area, and there seems to be more space between the yoke and the diff housing now than there was before, or it could just be the angle of the picture. I will report back regarding play this afternoon.

I will check for play this afternoon. So in your opinion, or any others, should I just write this up as a lesson learned or should I take it back to the shop and see how they address the issue. I really should have just lived with the small leak(half dollar sized on floor every few days) since...

Hello all! So I have been nursing a neck/shoulder injury for a while now and took some time off work a few weeks back. I made a poor choice, and decided to take my M1009 down to a local mechanic to have the front pinion seal looked at and replaced if that was what was causing my leak while I...