Hi
How are you sure it's the seal and strangly both at the same time...
Second note: It's pretty good that you did 85k miles on those. Parts today
are of less quality.

In the rear, the breader tube is a leaker, and it mostly leak under the
seal, just a suggestion, make sure it's not this one or the bore hole plug /
oil passage just beside it (right side, right is right!). Same goes for the
flywheel seal, mostly a bore hole plug will be leaking way before the seal.
Also, the inner o-ring in the flywheel is often the cupid!

Last, is the engine breathing ok?

Cheers, Ben
http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:11:16 -0600, John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:

>Gotta replace the front and rear seals on my 2.1 Wasserleaker. I'm not a
>happy camper - 85,000 since rebuild.
>Anybody got any tips and tricks?
>
>No Vanagon mechanics in this neck of the woods, so I'm gonna have to
>find a mechanic that doesn't mind somebody hanging in the shop and
>kibbitzing a bit while the work is going on. I figure a GOOD mechanic -
>even though not a VW mechanic, can get the job done with my supervision
>(yeah, right!). I take this approach because of some bad mistakes in the
>past.
>
>BTW, it is ironic that Frank Grunthaner just put up a recent post and
>mentioned the frequency of his observation of front and rear seal
>failure in the 2.1L WBX engine. He attributed this to owner/operator
>error, as well as poor maintenance. Oil levels being a culprit. I am
>very judicious in the operation of my van, and I'm meticulous about the
>maintenance and keeping things up. I just think the seals should have
>lasted longer. However, when the engine ws rebuilt, two weeks after I
>got it back, I had to replace that flywheel seal. Obviously the tranny
>has to be pulled to replace that little seal. What a PITA for so small a
>thing.
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Rodgers
>
>88 G Driver