Drive Flange Seals

[roclist@accessconsulting.ca (Jason Adams)]

BTW you'll need a 8mm triple square (12pt) key (like a torx except 12 pts)
to remove the cv bolts.

Jason Adams
>
> > I got me a leak.  Damn, I hate leaks.
> >
> > How hard is it to change drive flange seals on an AGB?
> >  Can I do it without removing the half shafts?
> >
>
> No/Yes
> You have to revome the Inner CV joint, outer can stay...
>
> you'll also need to make a tool to comress the drive flange spring...
>
>               /// <----Threaded rod M10x1.25 x 6" ???
>            ||||||||||  <-nut & washer
> ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> |||||          ///            ||||||
> |||||          ///            ||||||  <---1/4" flat steel bent
> |||||          ///            ||||||        into a "U"
> |||||          ///            ||||||
>
> The rod threads into the differential shaft, the U presses against the
drive
> flange and by tightening the nut, it comrresses the spring. You then have
to
> remove the circlipon the diff shaft (hardest part of job), release the
tool,
> remove the flange, replace the seal, reinstall flange, new circlip (second
> hardest part), and new cover plate.
>
> I'm sure there's better tech proceedure out there, better pictures too...
>
> Jason Adams
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