[urq] tranny seal leak - prop shaft

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Brandon says:
>So it looks like I have a leak in the prop shaft output seal on my
>tranny (stock '84 016).  Sweet.  I'm told you are supposed to remove
>tranny and separate from the diff ( I think) in order to get to that
>seal.  Anybody know different - or know a shortcut?  According to Ben
>this is just a little bit of work...ha!

I just did this on my '82 urq, and it was not nearly that hard.
I did not have to remove the whole diff, the back of the rear diff
comes off.  You have to disconnect the prop shaft at the
tranny.  Then just take off a few bolts and pull out the rear
diff cover, which includes the output flange & shaft & bearing &
diff lock gear.  I needed a press and some heat to get the gear
off the shaft, which was the hardest part of the entire procedure.
That let me pull the shaft out so I could get to and replace
the seal.  Installation is the reverse of removal.

The Bentley has good pictures on this.

In the midst of replacing my seal, I found that my leak was not
caused by the propshaft seal, but by a plug in the diff housing 
on top of the tranny that had come out.  It is hard to see and
get to, and the Bentley shows that later versions were threaded
instead of the early plastic push-in plug.  Check yours if you
are losing tons of tranny fluid rather than just a small leak.

Later,
Eric
'82 urq