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Date:         Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:09:02 -0700
Reply-To:     gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      drive shaft output shaft seal
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Mathew did a great job explaining how to replace this seal. As hard as I try to find this seal in ekta I am unable to find something called a seal. Can anybody confirm the part number or a page number that this seal appears in the ekta diagram. thanks gary Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:15:53 -0700 From: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU> Subject: Re: Drive flange / output shaft seal.

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

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