Pinion Seal Removal

[Shoebox]

This subject had been discussed much in the recent past. I read all posts with great interest as I had a a seal replacement looming in my near future as my '51 project progressed. I did NOT want to remove the entire rear end, or the center section. I didn't want to do a brutal chisel, screwdriver, hammer approach either. The use of drilling and using self tapper screws and a slide hammer as mentioned by Tubman and others seemed reasonable. I didn't have any proper screws and I wanted more "grip" on the seal. I drilled 19/64" holes through the front metal of the seal, NOT through the back metal. This let me hook in a little 90 degree tip of my little slide hammer into the seal. A bunch of pulls on the LH and RH holes and just a couple on the upper hole and the seal came out. Just thought I'd share. Thanks