I've been following this thread with interest. My front crankshaft seal has been leaking for quite a while and from reading this thread I wouldn't have to remove the engine to replace it, just the transmission. Does anyone see any problems with that plan? (No exhaust system removal - Yea!!!) Thanks, James Wagner
> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Karl F. Bloss > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 8:20 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: '84 transmission replacement > > > Yes, it can be done...in fact, it's pretty straightforward. > We just put a big > floorjack and jackstands under the engine. Leave the > hydraulic part of the > clutch attached to the system so you don't have to drain > fluid. Then it's a > couple of bolts. > > Toughest part was getting the clutch lever to come off since > the new tranny > didn't come with one. > > Get a new clutch while you're at it. No better time to do > it. Same with > throwout bearing and pilot bearing. Some of these come with > the Sachs clutch > kits that I got. > > BTW, Dale Ward is still running around in his '84 bus with my > old clutch. :-) > We took it for a ride in his parents' back field when I was > up recently. > > -Karl > |
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