

| Subject: | Re: Oil leak after body work... mystery solved |
| From: | Bob Donalds |
| Date: | Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:23:37 -0700 |
try this its the Bosting engineeering Boston Bob flywheel seal install video http://www.bostig.com/files/bostonbob&bostig-proper_wbxflywheel_install.wmv Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 7:06 PM Subject: Oil leak after body work... mystery solved > Well, I finally dropped the trans today, to try to resolve the oil leak > problem which developed right after the body media blasting, and re-paint. > > > > The Flywheel seal got contaminated by the sand-blasting media, which > worked > its way in through the hole at the top of the motor. The media chewed up > the seal, and oil and media was all over the inside of the bell-housing. > Word of advice, make sure that the hole (which I believe is used for > Automatic Transmissions) is covered or plugged before doing any blasting! > > > > Jack R. - N. of Detroit > > 84 Westy, with a 2.1L syncro motor, oil leak mystery solved. > > Photos of flywheel seal and the mess! > > http://flickr.com/photos/77623993@N00/1262992204/
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