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Date:         Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:24:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: For Archives: replacing transmission drive shaft seals

Nice job, and nicely told too. I did this repair to my vanagon awhile back.I needed circlip plyers(sears) and a seal puller(sears too). I thought I may scratch the seal seating area without the puller.If you got wet inner CV joints, better rule out that the wet is coming from leaking trans oil, instead of the obvious inner CV joint.No oil in the trans is not good.Mine leaked a quart in 3 months and about 4 k miles.The trans had 155K miles on it at the time.

I have to ask you about the plastic bearing retainer. It has slots where the 2 phillips head screws go.Slots mean adjustment possiabilities,to me. The manufacture has provided them for some reason,I am sure that the range of motion allowed,is such that I cannot destroy the trans by experimenting.Especially my old tranny. Is there any benifit from moving these retainers a bit, like a tighter differential.Less slop?

I see adjustment slots, that have been provided by the manufacture,all over the vanagon,and I love to play with them. Gotta know, and use your resources to keep that edge sharp.


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