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Subject:Re: Procedure: Replacing Trans Final Drive Seals
From:Tim Marciniak
Date:Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:49:27 -0500

At 10:11 PM -0700 7/2/99, Tom Young wrote:
>Since I just did this procedure today and it's fresh in my
>mind, I thought I'd write it up just to give someone a shot
>of finding it in the archives.
>
>The "special" tools I used on this job, and that I'd advise
>you have before attempting it are:
>
>        External circlip pliers
>        3" puller
>        seal remover (that wicked-looking double-hooked tool)
>        a LARGE washer slightly bigger that the oil seal
>        an even LARGER washer, slightly smaller than the
>             flange of the drive flange
>        a long 10mm x 1.5 bolt, and nut.
>
>The drive flange oil seals live in the transmission, inboard
>of the drive flanges themselves.  If you remove an inner CV
>joint and find its grease has obviously been contaminated
>with transmission oil, you're a candidate for this
>procedure.

Tom,

On my 90 Multivan with Auto the differential oil was getting into the Auto
transmission so when I checked the auto transmission fluid it was over the
fill mark.  Luckily I caught it in time with no ill effects to the tranny.
Thanks for the good tech post.

Tim

90 Multivan

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