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Flange cap seals



Demetri, did a bolt pass through the seal on the driver's side? 
Because it sounds strangely like the kind of seal one gets with the
Peloquin LSD kit...hmm...

Ron

--- Allyn <amalventano1@comcast.net> wrote:
> sounds like he drilled a hole in the center of it to pop it back off.
> probably forgot the circlip or something. or he didnt replace the cap
> at all on that side and reused the old one.
> Al
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: DEMETRIS RAPTIS 
>   To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
>   Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 7:48 AM
>   Subject: Flange cap seals
> 
> 
>   I replaced both flange seals on the FN tranny. the outer big ones.
> I also replaced both the caps/seals that reside inside the flanges.
> But the one on the drivers side had a hole in it,it was machined on
> the joint side . My mechanic had replaced that cap 20K miles ago. Is
> it possible he put the wrong one? I thought there was only "one size
> fits all",
>   What would cause that to happen ? improper installation?
>   Demetri
> 


=====
Cheapass Ron
"Victor" '87 16V Scirocco
"Teufelhasen" '93 Cabby <-For sale

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