dana 44 axle questions

[Ace in the hole]

I don't have a lot of knowledge about axles other than the basic understanding of how they work. I have to replace a u joint on my front axle so I started taking it apart which leads me to the following questions:

1- most exploded views of manual locking hubs show a spring in the assembly, mine did not have a spring on either drivers or passengers side, am I missing them or does the stock ( I am assuming it's stock, chrome housing with red center knob ) style not have a spring?

2- my inner seals are leaking, the ones in the tube closest to the pumpkin. I read you have to pull the carrier to change them. Never messed with a carrier, can I pull it, replace the seals and re assemble it IN THE EXACT ORDER EVERYTHING CAME OUT, without messing up anything else?


Jeff