My newly installed transmission is leaking oil from the driver's side drive shaft flange. So I bought a pair of oil seals to replace both sides.
I practised on my old transmission first, and wow is it difficult to even get the flange off, let alone back on. I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to be able to compress the spring on the flange and replace the c-clip whilst lying under my car. Surely there's a tool for this job?
Help... I wish I'd thought to do this before installing the tranny
Drive Shaft Flange Oil Seals
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- triplewhite
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- triplewhite
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Found these tools, any of these look right?
http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main.asp?a ... =1&LowCt=0
http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main.asp?a ... =1&LowCt=0
http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main.asp?a ... =1&LowCt=0
http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main.asp?a ... =1&LowCt=0
They all seem to suggest they do a similar job... Can't believe this is almost the last thing preventing me from getting back on the road!
http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main.asp?a ... =1&LowCt=0
http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main.asp?a ... =1&LowCt=0
http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main.asp?a ... =1&LowCt=0
http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main.asp?a ... =1&LowCt=0
They all seem to suggest they do a similar job... Can't believe this is almost the last thing preventing me from getting back on the road!
- Calimus
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None of those looke like they would be helpfull. When I changed the flanges on a 4k trannie that I bought, I just hot a friend come over. We used a metal coat hanger, wraped it around the trans and fixed it to the flang. Then I compressed the flange & springs as best I could with my bare hands and had my freind twist the coat hanger with pliers till it was tight enough and compressed enough to get the damn circle clip in place.
Who the hell needs proper tools when you have coat hangers
Who the hell needs proper tools when you have coat hangers
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- triplewhite
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No I had the advantage of having the tranny out of the car and on my bench. Not sure how well that would work with it in the car as it's very hard to get any leverage that way. It could possibly still work if you find a long enough coat hanger and took your time with it.
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That's great! Very nearly what I made myself, but your's has the added bonus of being able to wind it up from either end... Very smart.
I managed to to fix my leak, changing one side of the drive shaft flange oil seal. I'll do the other one a little more at my leisure.
That damn c-clip was the hardest part though. What's the best way to tackle those in the future?
I managed to to fix my leak, changing one side of the drive shaft flange oil seal. I'll do the other one a little more at my leisure.
That damn c-clip was the hardest part though. What's the best way to tackle those in the future?