[TR] removing TR4 gearbox rear seal

Michael Lang mlang99 at comcast.net
Tue Feb 9 21:56:23 MST 2010


I was quite pleased with the purchase. They include some A-type
overdrive tools including a pressure gauge. Now I need to find an A-type
overdrive to rebuild :-)

Mike


Chris Simo wrote:
> nice score on the tools!!!
>
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Michael Lang <mlang99 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> I have driven a sharp flat bladed screw driver through the metal body of
>> the seal and used it to pry it out of place. The down side to this is
>> the possibility of going too far and nicking the bearing or leaving
>> metal shards behind. I believe that there is a type of hook that can be
>> attached to a slide hammer for this purpose but I don't own one.
>>
>> I recently purchase a box full of Churchill Tools off of Craigslist here
>> in Portland. It included a set of tools for removing seals. They are
>> tapered sleeves of various diameters that have very coarse threads on
>> that outside of the taper. It looks like they get threaded into the face
>> of the seal. There is a threaded rod that is used to push on the pinion
>> shaft (or what ever) to pull the seal out. I am looking forwards to
>> giving them a try to see if they really work.


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