more tranny crap from me

[ralexander03@snet.net (Rick Alexander)]

I use a slide hammer which does both of these tricks at once. Tapping the
screw into the seal loosens it and pulling the screw removes it. Has never
failed for me.

Rick Alexander
'87 MKII Rolling Roc
'86 Cabbie
'81 "S" MKI G60 in progress
'80 MKI (Parts)
'73 Baja Challenge car
'65 Brubaker Box
'62 Tuff Tubb dune buggy

----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>
To: "Tony Morehead" <wolfsburg16v2k2@yahoo.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 4:18 AM
Subject: Re: more tranny crap from me


> > still working on the agb, but slowly because i have exams to study for
> > : (    anyway, i cannot get the old oil seal to come out on one side.
> > prying with a crow bar just folds the innner part out a little and i am
> > afraid of putting too much force in and scratching the inside so the new
> > one wont seal.  how should i go about removing it?
>
> Tony,
>
> I'll assume you're talking about the drive flange seals..
>
> The trick I discovered is to get a punch and a hammer and alternate
> between pounding on one side of the seal and prying up on the other. This
> always works for me in 5 - 30 seconds whereas I used to do the "pry
> carefully with screwdriver" method that took forever and risked scratching
> the sealing surface of the tranny. One time I think I even got the seal to
> pop right out with just one hard tap on it with a punch.
>
> Good luck with your exams.. I'm in the same boat.
>
> -Toby
>
>
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