

| Subject: | Re: Drive flange oil seal failure |
| From: | Michael Snow |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Feb 2011 06:45:13 -0500 |
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Aaron Robinson <a.robinson.lists@gmail.com> wrote: > Fresh off a successful oil leak fix, I decided to fix the leaking drive > flange seal. I ordered up the parts and was off to the races. I went ahead > and ordered up some new CV bolts, the flange cap, circlips, and an oil seal. > Everything came apart quite easily including the drive flange. I cleaned it > all up and put it all back together. I took it for a test drive and lo and > behold, it's still leaking. > There is another seal, a large o-ring, beneath the differential adjuster. The seal is less than $10 from the VW dealer. If you are careful, you can do it yourself. I did one last year, and need to do another after the spring thaw. -- Michael Snow 1987 Syncro TiiCo 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/
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