[urq] tranny seal leak - prop shaft

[Martin Pajak]

Just to add to the excellent description.
I also changed the bearing at the same time.. sort of while I'm in there.

Cheers
Martin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> Of Fluhr
> Sent: December 13, 2007 4:33 PM
> To: urq at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [urq] tranny seal leak - prop shaft
> 
> 
> 
> 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
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