96 Propeller Shaft Seal

[Blakey]

Hello all!

https://www.crownautomotive.net/Propeller-Shaft-Seal/83501595.html

Will this fit a 1996 Jeep Cherokee XJ? (Pic below).
The part number listed in the service manual is 83502812 but I can not find this anywhere.

Are the shaft diameters different between 1996 and 97 Jeep XJs?

Thanks!

83501595.jpg

 

[lawsoncl]

I couldn't find anything definitive either. Being a 1996, it's possible they used the older version or the newer version.

 

[Blakey]

It fits.
I bought one and got it to fit.
Takes a bit and looks like it’s not going to but it does fit and the seal is intact.

 

[lawsoncl]

I remember they are a bugger to get on. You have to slide it up over the splines first, then slip the shaft together and push or hammer the cap down in place.