Dropped input shaft seal into the transaxle |
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Dropped input shaft seal into the transaxle |
Literati914 |
Jul 17 2024, 10:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,655 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Yeah, all was going well - both output shaft seals went in without a hitch, eazy-peazy. Installed a brass (bronze?) bushing at the shifter console too. Then I manage to drop the old input shaft seal INTO the freakin' case, trying to get a screwdriver to pierce the seal. I had previously tried to drill the seal for a sheetmetal screw but the bit was too short to reach because of the drill's bulky battery section. So, it's FAIL ARMY for me on this one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Anyway.. what are the options now - full tear down? Can one of the side plate's come off and allow access for old seal retrieval? Tie it to my boat so I don't drift down current? |
Literati914 |
Jul 18 2024, 07:08 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,655 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Assuming you just punched the seal into the differential cavity; you can remove the side cover to the differential. Beware: the side cover is sealed with a large o-ring. Plan on replacing that. Adding gasket material or RTV under the cover could affect ring and pinion mesh. Just plan ahead and replace the O-ring gasket. I’d also have at least one output shaft seal on hand - just incase you damage one of those while removing the diff. Doesn't sound too bad I guess. Will the Diff. need to come out ? |
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