the bell housing doesn't have anything to do with it.

remove the Throw Out Bearing
, then the TOB  Guide Tube ...3 bolts  with  11mm hex heads.

then it's 'slightly  less than medium hard' to remove the old seal.

On 5/13/2012 6:24 AM, pickle vanagon wrote:
> How hard is it to remove the input shaft seal on the transmission without
> removing the bell housing?
>
> I realize the bell housing is easy to remove but I don't have a gasket for
> it and can't really afford to wait for one to come in the mail...
>
>
> Thanks for any tips!
> Wes
>