Re: horrible vibration and noise (cont.)

[John Worden <scirocco@powerlink.net>]

At 03:34 PM 02/09/2000 -0500, DNK006@aol.com wrote:
>Transmision oil seals...  Oh I love this job, really. Reson being: it was a 
>chalenge which I conquered!  Yeah!!!  Try doing this one lying in mud, I
did! 
> The flange is pushed out by a big spring... it wobles a little, thats okay 
>(right?).  Do not attempt this job unless you have mechanical skills and 
>tools, and always: will power! 

If you've got a garage it's a simple job though

 You need heavy-duty snap ring plyers, that 
>darned 8mm triple quare, tools to remove half-shaft, and a special tool to 
>compress the spring inwards so the snap ring can be removed/installed.
Also, 
>the seal can be hard to remove.  If you want to do this job yourself, be 
>ready for it!!! there is no other way than to get these tools.  BTW, I 
>manufactured a compression tool out of a long 3/8 inch course thread carrige 
>bolt, a nut, and a 6" piece of aluminum chanel iron.

A peice of steel flat stock bent into a square "U" works great.  I made one
for both diameter flanges.
A set of triple squares should almost be mandatory to own a VW.  
  Note: it is metric, but 
>the 3/8" threads enough to give you holding strength, DO NOT over torque,
you 
>screw up the threads forever!  Does anyone know the dia of the threaded
holes 
>in the diff?  if so I'd like to get a new bolt, as I will be doing this
again 
>(4th time, 3rd VW) in the spring.
>
I believe it's 10mm.  Your best bet is take a bolt with 10mm thread and see
if it goes in, if not it's 8mm..   Then go buy a peice of threaded metric
rod in that diameter.  I paid around $4 for a 3' peice; can't beat that.


John Worden
Wayne, Maine
ICQ 1527476
'81 MkI w/2.0 16V (waiting for the spring)		
'86 MkII 8V  (also waiting for the spring)
'98 Dodge Dakota 4x4

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