It's an easy job. While you don't have to take the endplate off, it's probably a good idea and it will make the job easier. You don't need a seal puller if you're just throwing the old seal away, just take care not to gouge the seal housing. Before installing the seal, clean the endplate off and apply some silicone where the seal sits. It takes a little bit of work to get the seal into the plate but it's not bad. Just don't lose the spring inside the new seal and you'll be fine.
HTH Jim Weinheimer [email protected] 85 2.0L 16v GTI 85 Golf >I want to change my rear crankshaft seal. Everything is off, inluding the >tranny, flywheel, pressure plate etc. I have a few questions. First off, >I noticed that there is a metal bracket around the crankshaft seal. Do >you need to remove this braket? Also, should I have a seal puller to >remove the seal? Finally, what precautions should I use while >installing/removing the seal. TIA! > > Mark > >________________________________________________________________ >GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. >_____________ >List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com >To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message >See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com >Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org > > _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
