HI guys, had a look on the net and on here, i believe its not too hard to remove the gearbox seal and replace but i do not have a seal puller and am having an issue pulling the old one out...
Any tips? i have bent a nail over and can feel the end of the seal but cannot seem to make it move...? I dont want to score the shart of the box...
Cheers
vwo60 ·
Drill a small hole in the metal body of the seal and screw a self tapping screw into the hole, use some grease on the drill so you catch the swarf, you should be able pull it out with vice grips, if it is hard to get out you could try a slide hammer on the head of the screw.
Aussie Dubbin ·
wrong seal, the rubber one behind the throwout
sorry but thanks
1303Steve ·
Hi
I used to use one arm from a pair of multi grips, grind a point on it and tap it into the space between the seal and shaft and lever it out.
Steve
1303Steve ·
Hi
fogot to say that there is a step behind the seal that the seal sits on, dont go in that far.
As above, the seal has a metal body under the rubber.
psimitar ·
a long shafted flat blade screwdriver with a 90degree bend in it that sits against the gearbox body
shokwave2 ·
I used the screw and vice grips method. It took alot of pulling but eventually came out after about 15 mins! Don't screw in too deep and don't give up.
psimitar ·
shokwave2 wrote:I used the screw and vice grips method. It took alot of pulling but eventually came out after about 15 mins! Don't screw in too deep and don't give up.
also depends who made the seal as mine didn't have enough metal lip for the screw to grip properly. Pulled thro the hole as it was so close to the edge of the metal lip 🙁
So lever method was employed. Least you have 2 ways to tackle the problem 🙂
vwo60 ·
buy a cheap and nasty slide hammer, many uses.
Aussie Dubbin ·
cheers all will try all that and hopefully be done
Aussie Dubbin ·
Last night i successfully got the seal out thanks to vwo60s tips thanks mate.
Seal replaced and all better now.
Cheers
68AutoBug ·
psimitar wrote:
shokwave2 wrote:I used the screw and vice grips method. It took alot of pulling but eventually came out after about 15 mins! Don't screw in too deep and don't give up.
also depends who made the seal as mine didn't have enough metal lip for the screw to grip properly. Pulled thro the hole as it was so close to the edge of the metal lip 🙁
So lever method was employed. Least you have 2 ways to tackle the problem 🙂
the seal manufacturers don't look at how much metal is needed for removal... lol
Good Job
Well, I have had a cheap & nasty slide hammer for many years
never used it as yet... lol