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Subject:Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Sun, 10 Aug 2014 10:53:33 -0600

No SpecialTools Needed to change the DriveFlangeSeals ~ It might be Helpful to have CirClip Pliers & 

a VeryLarge ScrewDriver(to Pry the OldSeal out) & a VeryLarge Socket(I think the one for the RearAxleNut

is BigEnough IIRC) to Drive the NewSeal in ~ But once you have CVJ Unbolted & out of the way it might be

a 1/2Hr Job, Tops, to get the Seal changed ~ There is a CirClip that holds the Flange InPlace & once it is 

Removed the Flange should just SlideOut Revealing the Seal ~ Pry it out with a ScrewDriver ~ Put the New

One in ~ Slide the Flange back in ~ Replace the Clip(don't even need CirClipPliers for that step IIRC) & It's

Done ~

                                                                                                ORR ~ DeanB

On 10 Aug , 2014, at 12:07 AM, Michael Magnani wrote:

> Thanks for the reference on Bentley 35.14. That shows it perfectly. Given my time constraints and lack of special tools, I'll be only replacing the center caps and see if that cures the leak. Do you think any of the list vendors sells the Drive Flange seals or the special tools?
> Thanks again, you guys, for the great information.
> Mike M