intalling rear main seal

[thescirocco@juno.com (thescirocco)]

---------- Anthony Pelletier <vwnuts@yahoo.com> writes:

From: Anthony Pelletier <vwnuts@yahoo.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: intalling rear main seal
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 08:00:51 -0800 (PST)

Does anyone have any tricks to intalling the rear main
seal?  I've used the hammer & punch method and not
that I think about it, it probably isn't the best way.
 Any ideas?  Also, the mainshaft seal on the
transmission?  I think I'll try to find a socket to
fit over it.  

thanks for any info,
Tony

I take the carrier off, degrease it, use a flat piece of steel or wood over the seal, and then whack it with a BFH.

For the input shaft on the trans, I use a large deep socket, with one or more large washers against the seal.


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