Some people will tell you that the more you decide to work on, the more
damage you might do.. And it is true, to an extent.

Bradley Flubacher
State College, PA
'81 diesel rabbit
'82 diesel westy
'82 diesel van
'84 GL wasserboxer

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of developtrust
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 2:56 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Crank shaft seal front and back

You all may recall I had my front crank shaft seal replaced when I put in a
new oil pump a few days ago. This was a good move.

I'm going to replace my cluctch, and during that work do the main seal, "O"
ring, and a new clutch pilot bearing and clutch release bearing. Also a new
tranny shaft seal and a new starter shaft bushing in the bell housing as
Stan and others have suggested so that while things are apart I can maximize
the benefits from the labor done to remove the tranny.

I know this is a very naive question, but is the "main seal" the back end
crank seal? I've done the front and want to attend to the rear seal if it is
a different animal.

I'm still learning more than I ever wanted to know about Vanagon maintenance
and loving it. If I were younger I'd do all this work myself, but I can
afford to hire it out and have found some good mechanics who I trust.

William Polowniak
1989 Vanagon GL
1988 Mercedes 300 SE