When I took the bell housing off today I found the oil slinger was
completely loose.  I guess it's good I took it off!

My plan is to fix it in the way suggested here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=342440

I will try to look back at the pinion teeth and see what I can see.

I looked carefully at the clutch fork for the uneven wear that sometimes
occurs.  I can see that the wear is a little bit uneven, but just a
little.  How much unevenness should I tolerate?  Is sanding down the less
worn one to match a reasonable alternative to replacing the fork?

Just one more question... should I do anything to the mating surfaces of
the bell housing/transmission other than clean them?  I.e., is some very
light sanding a good idea?

Thanks again!!
Wes

On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Daryl Christensen <daryl@aatransaxle.com>wrote:

> If you are brave..look closely at the pinion teeth way back inside and see
> how its wear pattern looks...Nice and shiny is what you wanna see.
>
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> 425-788-4070
> "On the cutting edge of Old technology"
> 86 Syncro Westy w/Turbo Zetec in the trunk
> 90 Doka Tristar w/2.5 Subie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> pickle vanagon
> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 10:13 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: removing input shaft seal
>
> Ok guys thanks for the advice.
>
> Ill remove the bell housing and use RTV.
>
> Other than the oil slinger, is there anything else easy I should check
> behind the bell housing?
> Thanks again!
> Wes
> On May 13, 2012 11:13 AM, "Daryl Christensen" <daryl@aatransaxle.com>
> wrote:
>
> >  Don't worry about the gasket..We haven't used them for years and
> > always use RTV instead. Just pull it off if that's your preference and
> > do it the easy way. Also you can check to see if the little slinger is
> > still solidly in place as a loose one will cause leaks.
> > T o repl the seal with the bell hsg on, you will need a seal puller to
> > pry it out and then a longish tube that will go over the length of the
> > input shaft to tap (hammer) it back in.
> >  Any time you have to put in a seal and cant see the rear side after
> > its installed, you should put some grease in the back cavity where the
> > little spring is at to keep it from popping out from the force of the
> hammering.
> >
> > Daryl of AA Transaxle
> > 425-788-4070
> > "On the cutting edge of Old technology"
> > 86 Syncro Westy w/Turbo Zetec in the trunk
> > 90 Doka Tristar w/2.5 Subie
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> > Behalf Of pickle vanagon
> > Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 6:25 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: removing input shaft seal
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>