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URGENT Help needed
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:39 am
by disco95
Hi guys, I'm in the process of stripping an R380 (type B according to the manual). I've hit a snag from the start. How in hell do you remove the rear main seal collar???? The manual says to use three special LR tols together to do the job. Surely there is a way to do it without these tools.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. Vehicle is a 1995 V8 Disco.
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:16 pm
by cooter
you can chisel it off and put a new 1 on (11 bucks)
or if you have an oxxy you can heat it gently and slide it off
i had a stubborn 1 once that i had to cut off with a drill and nut breaker
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:04 pm
by disco95
That may be the only way.
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:37 am
by cpmurray
If it is the same as an LT77, then I just used a wheel puller to pull the 5th gear extention housing off, and it pulled the collar off with it.
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:03 am
by cooter
nope it is the collar the rear seal runs on it is a mongrel to get off without damaging it so i rang all 4x4 spares 49571117 at kotara (plug) and they said to just chisel it off to save a lot of heartache i drilled a couuple of holes into it and then broke it open with a sharp chisel
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:05 am
by cooter
nope it is the collar the rear seal runs on it is a mongrel to get off without damaging it so i rang all 4x4 spares 49571117 at kotara (plug) and they said to just chisel it off to save a lot of heartache i drilled a couple of holes into it and then broke it open with a sharp chisel
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:41 pm
by disco95
Yep, I cut the mongrel off
