Here's a write up I prepared several years ago when I did the job on my
air-cooled Vanagon.

http://www.vanagonauts.com/Replacing-Trans-Final-Drive-Seals229.htm

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Michael Magnani
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 11:27 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal

Hi Dean,
Thanks for the info. So, just to be sure, based on your experience I assume
the following to be true:
No big spring behind the Drive Flange.
No need to remove the Adjusting Rings.
No Special Tools required other than Circlip pliers, seal puller and a
method to install the new seal.
Have I got that right?
Many thanks.
Mike M

On Sunday, August 10, 2014 9:53 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
 

� � � � 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