Date:         Mon, 1 Aug 2022 15:00:48 -0400
Reply-To:     Jack R <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Jack R <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Oil leak
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Tom,

I've done this job twice since ownership of my 84 Westy.
Yes, dropping the trans is required, but it isn't that bad.

The reason I had to do it twice is that Blast Media migrated into the Bell Housing and messed up the rear main seal.

We did the job at my home, and took about 4 hours as I recall.  Replacing all the seals and clutch assembly etc.
It took about 1000 miles before everything was smooth with the new clutch, and this was over 15k miles ago.

Very happy I did it, and no leaks!

Good luck!

Jack


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jim Felder
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 2:35 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Oil leak

Tom,

It's been many years but I don't think it's too bad. Getting the
transmission out and back in is the hard part, and that's not that bad. The
worst part of that I recall is getting the clutch bracketry off and it
helps to have help lowering the transmission to the ground. Once it's out,
I think any old seal puller will do. Driving it back in can be a challenge,
don't recall what I used but I found something lying around that worked or
else used hole saws to make a wooden donut to do the job with it and a pipe
slipped over the input shaft. This was on a waterboxer which I assume you
have.

Jim

On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 1:23 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Sorry Tom C.  You have the most important question but I don’t have info
> on this!
>
> Hang in there.
>
> Eric Caron
>
>
>
> > On Aug 1, 2022, at 10:44 AM, Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Hey fellas,
> >
> > I’ve always had a little oil drip but it’s getting to be a bigger drip,
> > Coming from the engine trans connection. I’m guessing the guy that
> > installed the main bearing seal didn’t do a good job since it was a brand
> > new gowesty motor and always had a drip. I wanted to wait till I needed a
> > new clutch before I tried to tackle the job but 75k miles later clutch is
> > totally fine. How much of a bear is that main bearing seal?
>