Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:28:23 +0000
Reply-To: Trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: "John C..." <Trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Front and rear seal replacement
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From: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
> Hi
> How are you sure it's the seal and strangly both at the same time...
> Second note: It's pretty good that you did 85k miles on those. Parts today
> are of less quality.
>
> In the rear, the breader tube is a leaker, and it mostly leak under the
> seal, just a suggestion, make sure it's not this one or the bore hole plug /
> oil passage just beside it (right side, right is right!). Same goes for the
> flywheel seal, mostly a bore hole plug will be leaking way before the seal.
> Also, the inner o-ring in the flywheel is often the cupid!
( The Cupid ??? :o) Does he shoot it with his bow ? ( jes kiddin !!! :o)
>
> Last, is the engine breathing ok?
>
> Cheers, Ben
> http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
>
> On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:11:16 -0600, John Rodgers wrote:
>
> >Gotta replace the front and rear seals on my 2.1 Wasserleaker. I'm not a
> >happy camper - 85,000 since rebuild.
> >Anybody got any tips and tricks?
> >
> >No Vanagon mechanics in this neck of the woods, so I'm gonna have to
> >find a mechanic that doesn't mind somebody hanging in the shop and
> >kibbitzing a bit while the work is going on. I figure a GOOD mechanic -
> >even though not a VW mechanic, can get the job done with my supervision
> >(yeah, right!). I take this approach because of some bad mistakes in the
> >past.
> >
> >BTW, it is ironic that Frank Grunthaner just put up a recent post and
> >mentioned the frequency of his observation of front and rear seal
> >failure in the 2.1L WBX engine. He attributed this to owner/operator
> >error, as well as poor maintenance. Oil levels being a culprit. I am
> >very judicious in the operation of my van, and I'm meticulous about the
> >maintenance and keeping things up. I just think the seals should have
> >lasted longer. However, when the engine ws rebuilt, two weeks after I
> >got it back, I had to replace that flywheel seal. Obviously the tranny
> >has to be pulled to replace that little seal. What a PITA for so small a
> >thing.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >John Rodgers
> >
> >88 G Driver
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