Check the surface on the distance piece that the hub seal rides on. If this isn't any good, you will be replacing the seals and degreasing the brakes again in the near future.
The hub seal race or distance piece ( take your pick at what you want to call it) is easy to replace but I've always had to split it with a chisel. I have had good luck using a light smear of grease on the new seal and distance piece for the initial installation. After a few miles on the seal it should get a light amount of lube to keep it from burning from the diff lube but shouldn't leak.
I personally won't replace the seal without replacing the distance piece. They dont cost much and the hub is already stripped far enough to do it.
Bill Fishel
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