Date:         Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:12:05 -0600
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
Comments: To: Michael Magnani <mfmagnani@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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                Mike

        Yes ~ Sounds to me like you have TheHandleOnIt ~ The CircClipPliers need to be the Type that

Expand as you Squeeze, IIRC ~ I've done several of these but not on a regular basis so the Mem' is a

BitFuzzy on it ~ Pretty sure I have never encountered any Unintentional AdjusterRing Movement ~

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 10 Aug , 2014, at 12:26 PM, Michael Magnani wrote:

> Hi Dean,
> Thanks for the info. So, just to be sure, based on your experience I assume the following to be true:
> No big spring behind the Drive Flange.
> No need to remove the Adjusting Rings.
> No Special Tools required other than Circlip pliers, seal puller and a method to install the new seal.
> Have I got that right?
> Many thanks.
> Mike M
> 
> 
> On Sunday, August 10, 2014 9:53 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>         No SpecialTools Needed to change the DriveFlangeSeals ~ It might be Helpful to have CirClip Pliers & 
> 
> a VeryLarge ScrewDriver(to Pry the OldSeal out) & a VeryLarge Socket(I think the one for the RearAxleNut
> 
> is BigEnough IIRC) to Drive the NewSeal in ~ But once you have CVJ Unbolted & out of the way it might be
> 
> a 1/2Hr Job, Tops, to get the Seal changed ~ There is a CirClip that holds the Flange InPlace & once it is 
> 
> Removed the Flange should just SlideOut Revealing the Seal ~ Pry it out with a ScrewDriver ~ Put the New
> 
> One in ~ Slide the Flange back in ~ Replace the Clip(don't even need CirClipPliers for that step IIRC) & It's
> 
> Done ~
> 
>                                                                                                 ORR ~ DeanB
> 
> 
> On 10 Aug , 2014, at 12:07 AM, Michael Magnani wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for the reference on Bentley 35.14. That shows it perfectly. Given my time constraints and lack of special tools, I'll be only replacing the center caps and see if that cures the leak. Do you think any of the list vendors sells the Drive Flange seals or the special tools?
>> Thanks again, you guys, for the great information.
>> Mike M