Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:15:53 -0700
Reply-To: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
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From: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Drive flange / output shaft seal.
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Hey, i've done this one before, so here i go. First, i did it on my 84
(like i have other vw's??)
Ok, remove the cv/half-shaft. You'll now be looking at a cone thing. Clean
out the 1.5" center flat piece and you'll notice that it is rubber. This
rubber thing has gotta be removed. Shove a screwdrive into the middle of
it and pry (pray too i guess) it out. It comes out really easy. You'll
need a new one (no shit). These are the same as ones used in some old
bus trannies, so you may be able to get them at a high quality air-cooled
vw shop. I got mine at donsco in belmot (www.dosco.com). The dealer didn't
hav'em.
Once this seal is out, there is clip (memory is staring to fade... or was
it a bolt) that can be easily removed. Now the whole flange will come out.
I didn;t need the special vw tool or anything. It came out really easily.
Now there are some other funky plastic things around the flange that are
bolted to the tranny. These are dirt and mud guards or sort. Clean'em and
re-use them. Keep taking layers off and eventually you get to what looks
like a standard oil seel. REmove it, clean & replace. Look into using some
oil-gasket sealer (the black stuff. Blue is for water stuff, red is for
brake rattle, the amber stuff is your beer, and clear is gasoline).
Ok, i was a bit vague there, but i'm tell ya' if you are even thinking
about doing this job, then you know what a seal looks like and how to put
a new one in etc.
Re-assamble and you're on your way. All of the seals i needed were
standard vw sizes that i was able to get at a good vw supply place. The
dealer was WORTHLESS for these items.
ok, back to the amber stuff
-Matthew
Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Damian Shaw wrote:
> I've got a leaky drive flange output seal on the left side of my
> tranny. My question is: how do I remove the drive flange. On
> transverse mounted VW engines there is a special tool to compress a huge
> spring behind that flange; on Quantums (inline mounted again) there is
> just a single bolt and you slide the flange out; on Vanagons it looks
> like you have to leverage it out somehow... What are the tricks??
>
> Thanks;
>
> Damian
>