Tranny seal ?

[tobluforu]

The seal at the end of the tranny where the shift rod is, is leaking pretty bad now(Green). Are there any tricks to replacing this? I suspect that I will have to drop engine and trans about 6 inches to get to it. Or can this be done in car?
Thanks all!!
P.S. Any advice also on installing it ie.. sealent, tools etc..

[PeteT]

Toblu,
I recently did this and it was a PITA to get out for me. The Bentley manual says to remove from the top but I had better luck from under the car. I replaced the trans mounts at the same time and I believe that made it more accessible. Put a jack under the tranny to hold it up if you remove the transmission carrier. I used some 'curved picks', custom screwdrivers and some cursing to get it out. Once I got it started it wasn't too bad. I put a little oil on the inside lip upon installation and so far no leaks.
Pete

[Early_S_Man]

No need to drop transaxle!!! Check this tech. article:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/mult_shifter_rod_seal/mult_shifter_rod_seal.htm

[tobluforu]

So in a nut-shell. 1). Jack car up at both ends and set car on stands. 2). Remove shift coupler. 3). Get "under" car and "pick" seal out, clean, and replace w\new one. What's a good sealent to use?
Thanks s-man
Does not sound to bad at all.

[jluetjen]

I recently just did this per the Pelican article and it worked out just as the writer described. You just got to keep picking the old seal out until it is demolished. As I got to the end I used a straight edge screw driver (with some tapping from a hammer) to carefully bend in the outer shell of the seal. It then popped right out (after about half an hour to 40 minutes of cursing up to that point) The new seal went right in and its been dry ever since.

To be honest I should have done it the last time that I had the tranaxle out, but I couldn't figure out how to get to it at the time. If only I had searched Pelican's BBS first!