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| 1975-1989 Disc Brake FJ40/45/55/60/62 |
April 2011: We have now sold more than 30,000 inner axle EcoSeals, so we thought we’d celebrate by writing an updated tech article! Please check out the tech article below, and help us celebrate this great milestone for our EcoSeal, the first-ever Heavy Duty Birfield Seal!
Our Marlin Crawler Heavy Duty Front Inner Axle EcoSeals are an amazing upgrade for your truck. If you are constantly replacing inner axle seals because of leaks or axle damage, or you just want to build the most bad ass Toyota front end possible, then these are the seals for the job.
Designed by Marlin himself and originally tested in 2005, these seals have been proven to stop leaks in the deserts of Panamint Valley, the rocks of the Hammers, the water crossings of Fordyce, the 10,000 ft high sierras of Dusy Ershim, the Sluice Box of Rubicon, the slick rocks of Moab, the mud of Tellico and the Great Smokey Mountains, trails in Arizona and Texas, the dunes of Pismo and Grover Beaches, and the dry lands of Tierra Del Sol and Truck Haven. They have been used in nearly every continent including countries such as Canada, Mexico, Australia, Germany, Japan, Russia, Chile, Iceland, England, China, Norway, New Zealand, Guam, South Africa, Puerto Rico, Indonesia, Philippians, Holland, Italy, Spain, and Denmark. Marlin Crawler isn’t just keeping America clean, it’s keeping the world free from oil leaks!
| Please take a moment to read the tech article below to review the technology behind the EcoSeal. Applications include all 1979-1985 Toyota Hilux 8″ front axles, and all 1969-1/1990 Land Cruiser front axles including FJ40, FJ45, FJ55, FJ60, and FJ62. Order a pair of these along with a pair of our Special Fit Rear Axle Seals to ensure a leak free rig! Remember, always Grease the ID of any new seal before installation! |  |
Price includes (1) seal. Two of these are required to service a front axle.
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| Weight | 0.04 |
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| Dimensions | 3 × 3 × 3 in |
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Exploring the Technology of the EcoSeal Inner Axle Seal
We are extremely proud to offer the best Toyota inner axle seal on the planet. Highly endorsed by numerous organizations, the Marlin Crawler EcoSeal has proven to stop leaks in nearly every continent on the planet. From frozen and dry winters to humid and hot summers, nothing out performs the Marlin Crawler EcoSeal.
This article covers the following aspects of our EcoSeal:- Recommended and fully endorsed by the 4WD Toyota Community
- Solid hoop retainer outperforms garter springs that are easily deformed
- Expansion gap maintains preload regardless of its orientation and deflection direction
- Nitrile sealing ring glues seal in place and fills deep surface scars for long lasting leak-free performance
- Metal casing follows Toyota's design principles and reliability
- Dual sealing lips prevent heavy debris from interfering with the primary seal
- Hydrodynamic helix pump stabilizes seal and improves performance at high speeds
- Self-aligning flange makes installation easy and ensures optimum performance
- Long history and worldwide exposure of keeping roads and trails clean from oil leaks
Accredited Performance
The EcoSeal is endorsed and recommended by every leading 4WD organization in our industry. Many of the current and past presidents of these organizations run EcoSeals in their personal rigs.
Toyota Land Cruiser Association • Rubicon Trail Foundation • Blue Ribbon Coalition
Tread Lightly • Friends of the Rubicon • Friends of Johnson Valley • Friends of Panamint
Keeping Pressure on the Axle ShaftWhen we created our EcoSeal back in 2004, we experimented with numerous designs including springs, ties, and straps. Because these choices lacked structure and could easily be reshaped, a better solution was needed. Marlin's mind went to work and created a solid hoop which maintains its circular shape regardless of pressure. The below image shows how the stock garter spring is unable to hold the rubber against the axle. In contrast, the solid hoop pulls on the seal keeping it as close to the axle as possible. Notice how the solid hoop keeps the rubber sealed against the axle at the same deflection distance. | |
 | Why we do not use the stock garter spring:
The Hoop's solid construction plus its constant pressure results in the best sealing performance available. |
To further illustrate the advantage of using a structured solid hoop instead of an easy to reshape spring, we took an undersized socket to show how the spring turns into an oval shape under pressure.  | Some customers notice how our hoop has an expansion gap that is movable with their finger. This is normal, the gap is designed to expand and preload the axle shaft once installed.  |
Another great feature of the solid hoop is that it out performs the garter spring regardless of its orientation. The gap in the hoop expands and preloads the axle shaft, maintaining a constant pressure regardless of the deflection direction. In the below images, note how the hoop preloads and preserves the seal in four distinct directions. | |
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Nitrile Sealing RingThe EcoSeal features an outer nitrile sealing ring, which is an industry standard method to seal the exterior space around seals. Used in automotive applications for more than 50 years, it is the highest performing and most reliable exterior seal available. It is important to have a good outer seal because broken axles and birfields often damage axle housings, resulting in deep scars, gouges, and cuts. Our nitrile ring scrapes off the seal during installation filling into holes and surface imperfections along the way. Additionally, the nitrile has adhesive properties that hold and "glue" the seal in place for long lasting performance! Keep your gear oil where it belongs! | |
 | Why a Nitrile ring delivers the best performance:
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Dual Sealing Lips with a Bidirectional Helix PumpFor those who enjoy water fording and mud bogging, this is the seal for you. We've incorporated a bidirectional double helix hydrodynamic pump to keep oil in and water out. The double helix molding adds a hydrodynamic pumping force to the knuckle side of the seal, increasing seal efficiency while haulin' the mail through your favorite mud pit. And if any mud or heavy debris finds its way into your knuckle, we've added a secondary outer sealing lip so the primary seal lip can focus on what it does best. | |
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We make both rubber coated and bare steel EcoSeals. Which is right? We make 7 different EcoSeals in both bare steel and rubber coated versions. Just like Toyota, we use rubber coated seals for aluminum housings and steel seals for steel housings. Aluminum has nearly double the thermal expansion rate as steel, and rubber coated seals depend on this expansion in order to remain seated in place. Moreover, axle housings that are damaged from prior axle failure will easily cut rubber coatings resulting in a leaking rubber seal. | |
 | Why we and Toyota do not use rubber coated seals for axle housings:
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Self-aligning flange: An installer's best friendThe EcoSeal uses a large metal flange making installation a cinch. The stock seal does not have a flange, and therefore careful attention must be done during installation: If the seal is installed too shallow or deep, or even worse, crooked, then it may not be effective at sealing at all. In contrast, the large flange on our EcoSeal does all the aligning for you. It positions the EcoSeal at just the right depth each time, and always mounts flush to the axle housing. The flange self-aligns the two sealing lips perfectly with the axle shaft. Oil leaks stand no chance with the EcoSeal! | |
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The numbers don't lieAs of April 2011, we have sold more than 30,000 front inner axle seals to 6 continents. From Alaska to Chile, Iceland to South Africa, and Russia to Tasmania, our front inner axle EcoSeal has been keeping the planet clean and clear from oil leaks since 2005! | |
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Designed to Outperform
Thank you for learning about our EcoSeal. We hope you'll agree that our EcoSeal is designed to be the best performing Toyota inner axle seal in the world, and that you will help us keep trails oil free by putting our EcoSeal technology and performance to work for you!Every Marlin Crawler Rebuilt Transmission, Differential, and Transfer case is sold with an EcoSeal installed at no additional price.
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