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  • Final Drive flange seals
    Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
    Sun, 12 May 2019 21:57:11 -0400
    91 Vanagon Auto 2.1 This weekend I replaced the final drive flange seals. The new seals didn't seem too tight around the...
  • Automatic transmission final drive gear oil leak.
    Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
    Tue, 21 May 2019 08:09:06 -0400
    ...I�m not aware of any thing that seals out the final drive gear oil other than the drive flange, governor, and the seals...
  • Things to do while the AT is out
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Sun, 11 May 2003 12:24:16 -0400
    ...Should I take the brake cleaner to it? I have oil seals for the drive flanges in my rebuild kit which I will install...
  • Drive Flange Seals - Repair
    Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
    Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:43:42 -0600
    ...I then used a screw driver as a punch to drive into, and wedge out, the drive flange seal. Once it was out, I...
  • Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Sun, 10 Aug 2014 12:09:32 -0700
    ...http://www.vanagonauts.com/Replacing-Trans-Final-Drive-Seals229.htm -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
  • Re: Procedure: Replacing Trans Final Drive Seals
    Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
    Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:49:27 -0500
    ...than the > flange of the drive flange > a long 10mm x 1.5 bolt, and nut. > >The drive flange oil seals live in the...
  • Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:19:32 -0600
    ...Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal > > Hi Dean, > Thanks for the info. So, just to be sure, based on your experience I assume > the following...
  • Procedure: Replacing Trans Final Drive Seals
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:11:18 -0700
    ...The drive flange oil seals live in the transmission, inboard of the drive flanges themselves. If you remove an inner CV joint and find...
  • Re: '89 auto trans final drive questions
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:13:14 -0500
    ...drive shaft seals for leakage and noticed that there is > a noticable amount of side and end play in the out put flange.Is...
  • An '81 Vanagon tranny question
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Wed, 30 Jun 1999 12:56:49 -0700
    ...I seem to recall somebody discussing how to replace some sort of seals at the final drive flanges, but I'm coming up blank...
  • Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
    Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
    Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:17:57 -0700
    ...Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal > > Hi Dean, > Thanks for the info. So, just to be sure, based on your experience I assume > the following...
  • Re: Drive Flange Seals
    Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:02:20 -0400
    ...Anyway, here is a step by step procedure for chaning the drive flange seals. It was written by Tom Young in 1999. I found...
  • Re: has anyone replaced tranny seals?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:46:36 -0800
    ...Getting the final drive flanges off was easy. P-mail for details on how to do this. BTW, a get the seals from the...
  • Re: '89 auto trans final drive questions
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:01:03 -0500
    ...When I overhaul these things there are 6 seals I go to the dealer for. The axles seals, the two between the final drive...
  • Re: '89 auto trans final drive questions
    Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
    Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:33:34 -0500
    ...drive shaft seals for leakage and noticed that there is > > a noticable amount of side and end play in the out put flange.Is...
  • Re: Seals on automatic differential
    Historical mailing list - Zolly
    Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:06:19 -0700
    TC seal, Drive flanges seals, Gear changer shaft seal, Diff. to gearbox seals. Two seals back to back inside the transm. Zoltan ----- Original Message...
  • Re: stub axle seal
    Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
    Thu, 4 Mar 2004 05:08:54 -0800
    ...The drive flange oil seals live in the transmission, inboard of the drive flanges themselves. If you remove an inner CV joint and find...
  • Re: tranny flange seals
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 24 Aug 1999 12:27:57 -0700
    ...Now just slide the final drive flange thing our. Under that is a plastic cone/dirt guard held on by two screws. Take that...
  • Re: '89 auto trans final drive questions
    Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
    Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:13:42 -0500
    ...drive shaft seals for leakage and noticed that there is a > noticable amount of side and end play in the out put flange.Is...
  • Re: Seals on automatic differential
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:25:59 -0700
    Torque converter seal, pinion seals; I should probably do the drive flange seals while I'm at it. I don't know if I...
  • Re: Seals on automatic differential
    Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
    Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:21:57 -0700
    The torque convertor and final drive seals are easy to pop out and tap in gently with a hammer..sounds caveman, but that's...
  • Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
    Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
    Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:02:19 -0700
    ...Vanagon > > > > > > Ok, I got the right side Drive Flange off with little or no drama. Now I'm > faced with obtaining the correct seal...
  • Re: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil... more questions
    Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
    Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:44:13 -0800
    ...The drive flange oil seals live in the transmission, inboard of the drive flanges themselves. If you remove an inner CV joint and find...
  • CV boot replacement, Syncro front outer
    Historical mailing list - David Bogle
    Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:59:06 -0500
    ...Wondering what is involved? (the archive is down...) Bentley shows 39.17 "front final drive axle flange oil seals, replacing." Is that where I...
  • CV joint repair
    Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
    Thu, 1 Jan 2004 01:57:23 -0500
    ...It covers a circlip that holds the flange onto the final drive. I have found this plug to be leaking on at least half...
  • FW: Final Drive pan gasket
    Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
    Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:32:21 -0400
    ...They also updated the screws with a flange head. The new gasket is a stiff fiberboard material. Using silicone sealer just made things worse...
  • Re: '89 auto trans final drive questions
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 7 Nov 2012 13:26:12 -0800
    ...drive shaft seals for leakage and noticed that there is a > noticable amount of side and end play in the out put flange.Is...
  • Re: Need AT final drive seal replacement: Phase 1 exploration
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:26:47 -0400
    ...Need AT final drive seal replacement: Phase 1 exploration My wife granted my some driveway time sunday so I started my investigation. Mant pictures...
  • Re: Final Drive pan gasket
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 9 Aug 2017 12:49:36 +0000
    ...Final Drive pan gasket I changed the pan gasket on the final drive section of my automatic transmission today. When I torqued it down...
  • '89 auto trans final drive questions
    Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
    Tue, 6 Nov 2012 22:26:03 -0500
    ...drive shaft seals for leakage and noticed that there is a noticable amount of side and end play in the out put flange.Is...
  • Auto trannie final drive fluid level
    Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
    Sun, 5 Sep 1999 21:07:18 -0700
    ...Also, after having driven thousands of miles with oil filled level with fill opening, I discovered the drive flange oil seals started seeping. That...
  • Re: cv joint question
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 5 Jul 1995 00:05:29 -0400
    ...While you're at it, check the final drive seal that the flange rides on as well for any damage/leaking. Replace if also...
  • Factory Tools
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 01 Sep 94 11:55:03 EDT
    ...3141 T handle used to install front shocks $20 3142 Driver used to install the driveshaft flange seals in the front final drive and...
  • Re: Help! Name this Mystery Part !!! :o)
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:03:13 -0600
    ...On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 11:14 PM, aatransaxle <daryl@aatransaxle.com> wrote: > The Final Drive caps are to keep the 90 wt...
  • the '82 Diesel Westy Rolls again....
    Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
    Fri, 14 Feb 1997 11:57:13 -0500 (EST)
    ...O.K., with the mystery solved, I first tried to see if I could fit some kind of regular flange in there. I finally...
  • Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
    Historical mailing list - C. Abney
    Sat, 21 May 2016 22:01:30 -0700
    ...final drive seals already (and the pan gasket, though do I need that?), gear oil, what else? Torque converter to final drive seal, flanges...
  • Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] No luck getting injection pump drive shaft seal out
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:47:09 -0700
    ...Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] No luck getting injection pump drive shaft seal out Heh, yeah, that seal can be a real pain. I finally managed...
  • Re: Seals on automatic differential
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:30:57 -0700
    ...TC seal, Drive flanges seals, Gear changer shaft seal, Diff. to gearbox seals. Two seals back to back inside the transm. Zoltan ----- Original Message...
  • Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sun, 22 May 2016 07:37:57 -0400
    ...final drive seals already > (and the pan gasket, though do I need that?), gear oil, what else? > Torque converter to final drive seal, flanges...
  • Re: cv joint/boot and idle/ac questions
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:01:16 -0400
    ...drive flange has been removed, there is a black plastic device that also needs to be removed, so you can get at the seals...
  • Windshield "How-To"
    Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
    Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:38:29 -0700
    ...Center it up and lay the bottom edge of the seal right up against the flange of the window frame. Now, with you helper...
  • Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
    Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
    Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:59:12 -0700
    If the oil is coming from between the cv and the flange, it�s the little flat final drive cap that�s leaking. Pull...
  • Leaky injection pump drive seal finally replaced
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:06:13 -0700
    � Finally got everything together this weekend after the injection pump seal exchange. Cranked a while with stop solenoid off and glow relay out to...
  • Re: CV boot replacement, Syncro front outer
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:39:21 -0400
    ...Wondering what is involved? (the archive is down...) Bentley shows 39.17 "front final drive axle flange oil seals, replacing." Is that where I...
  • Final Oil pressure result
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Fri, 5 Dec 2014 06:57:37 -0500
    ...One almost final note is that during my test drive of yesterday I noticed that the thermostat now has swings of up to 60...
  • Re: Won't go in ...
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Wed, 16 Jan 2019 16:20:13 -0800
    Managed to have the troublesome shaft into position by standing the transmission upside down and by turning the final drives the same time. One...
  • Re: Gear oil in the Automatic fluid
    Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
    Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:11:22 -0700
    ...Do the governor and pair of FD to Auto seals at a min. When I install a pre-rebuilt unit on a final drive...
  • Re: Final Oil pressure result
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Sat, 6 Dec 2014 13:00:19 -1000
    ...to replace and add the correct gaskets and sealant at the oil pump and flange cover etc. that was the problem. > Thanks to all...
  • Re: Final Oil pressure result
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Sat, 6 Dec 2014 18:26:15 -0500
    ...to replace and add the correct gaskets and sealant at the oil pump and flange cover etc. that was the problem. >> Thanks to all...
  • Re: Won't go in ...
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Wed, 16 Jan 2019 21:40:43 -0800
    ...Managed to have the troublesome shaft into position by standing the transmission upside down and by turning the final drives the same time. One...
  • Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
    Historical mailing list - Scott
    Sat, 21 May 2016 21:55:09 -1000
    ...final drive seals already > (and the pan gasket, though do I need that?), gear oil, what else? > Torque converter to final drive seal, flanges...
  • Re: body panel seams anatomy and rust mitigation
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:53:27 -0400
    ...panels have 1/2" flanges on those joining edges that were clamped in > jigs and spot welded. Seam sealer kept water out for years...
  • Westy Window Install
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:22:57 -0400
    ...me!) and finally got around to installing them on Saturday. My '85 Westy had regular (non-camper) glass installed on the driver's side...
  • Re: Final Oil pressure result
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Sat, 6 Dec 2014 14:15:20 -1000
    ...to replace and add the correct gaskets and sealant at the oil pump and flange cover etc. that was the problem. >>> Thanks to all...
  • Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
    Historical mailing list - C. Abney
    Sun, 22 May 2016 05:46:16 -0700
    ...final drive seals already >> (and the pan gasket, though do I need that?), gear oil, what else? >> Torque converter to final drive seal, flanges...
  • Re: sad For Sale story on Seattle CL
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:49:34 -0800
    ...The point of failure in my case was the exhaust flange connecting to the turbo. I had used a cheap header flange intended for...
  • Re: Vanagon tranny
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sun, 9 Oct 2022 22:47:02 -0600
    ...The bad day >> is when a ring/pinion set is needed, or the final drive housing is >> worn/damaged. Also, there are no cores...
  • Re: Final Oil pressure result-expected coolant losses.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 8 Dec 2014 00:27:14 -0500
    ...to replace and add the correct gaskets and sealant at the oil pump and flange cover etc. that was the problem. >>> Thanks to all...
  • Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:20:56 -0500
    When I renewed my crankshaft seal and clutch I replaced my transmission input shaft as it was a bit chewed up from a PO...
  • Re: Final Oil pressure result-expected coolant losses.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Mon, 8 Dec 2014 06:13:53 -0500
    ...to replace and add the correct gaskets and sealant at > the oil pump and flange cover etc. that was the problem. >>>> Thanks to all...