I’ll 2nd JackR & add > If You don’t do it while You are in there,, Odds Are

You will need to do it a Week after it’s all back together ~

> On 2 Aug , 2022, at 8:30 AM, Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Thank for the video jack!
> 
> On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 9:24 AM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> At this point there is no additional labor cost to reset to 0k, I'd
>> replace it if it was mine.
>> I'd also recommend resurfacing the flywheel
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzhzfy9BSSw .
>> 
>> Jack
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of Tom C
>> Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 3:55 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Oil leak
>> 
>> Nice Jack, if the clutch is still good should I replace it anyway since I’m
>> in there and I have 80k miles on it?
>> 
>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 3:01 PM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Tom,
>>> 
>>> I've done this job twice since ownership of my 84 Westy.
>>> Yes, dropping the trans is required, but it isn't that bad.
>>> 
>>> The reason I had to do it twice is that Blast Media migrated into the
>> Bell
>>> Housing and messed up the rear main seal.
>>> 
>>> We did the job at my home, and took about 4 hours as I recall.  Replacing
>>> all the seals and clutch assembly etc.
>>> It took about 1000 miles before everything was smooth with the new
>> clutch,
>>> and this was over 15k miles ago.
>>> 
>>> Very happy I did it, and no leaks!
>>> 
>>> Good luck!
>>> 
>>> Jack
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Jim Felder
>>> Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 2:35 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Oil leak
>>> 
>>> Tom,
>>> 
>>> It's been many years but I don't think it's too bad. Getting the
>>> transmission out and back in is the hard part, and that's not that bad.
>> The
>>> worst part of that I recall is getting the clutch bracketry off and it
>>> helps to have help lowering the transmission to the ground. Once it's
>> out,
>>> I think any old seal puller will do. Driving it back in can be a
>> challenge,
>>> don't recall what I used but I found something lying around that worked
>> or
>>> else used hole saws to make a wooden donut to do the job with it and a
>> pipe
>>> slipped over the input shaft. This was on a waterboxer which I assume you
>>> have.
>>> 
>>> Jim
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 1:23 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Sorry Tom C.  You have the most important question but I don’t have
>> info
>>>> on this!
>>>> 
>>>> Hang in there.
>>>> 
>>>> Eric Caron
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 1, 2022, at 10:44 AM, Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hey fellas,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I’ve always had a little oil drip but it’s getting to be a bigger
>> drip,
>>>>> Coming from the engine trans connection. I’m guessing the guy that
>>>>> installed the main bearing seal didn’t do a good job since it was a
>>> brand
>>>>> new gowesty motor and always had a drip. I wanted to wait till I
>>> needed a
>>>>> new clutch before I tried to tackle the job but 75k miles later
>> clutch
>>> is
>>>>> totally fine. How much of a bear is that main bearing seal?
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>>