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HELP!!! how do i remove and install this seal?? GQ patrol
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:58 pm
by marin
well, i'm down to this seal whilst replacing my front wheel bearings, but i can't for the life of me work out how to remove this seal (and install the new 1). please help!!
marin
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:21 pm
by JWB
Insert a flathead screwdriver and pop out!
I had issues with replacing this seal!
stuffed up 2 aftermarket seals before I took it to a mechanic mate with a genuine unit! he got it on with difficulty!
a real mongrel!
good luck!
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:26 pm
by jacko
try putting seal in hot water for a minute to soften a little and apply a bit of grease to inside of seal should slide on a lot easier.we do this when replacing seals in gearboxes.as for pulling the old one off it should just come off with a bit of persuasion.hope you get it
good luck
jacko
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:40 pm
by ozy1
ive done that same seal not long ago, popped it off with a screwdriver, greased and tapped the new one on with a nylon hammer, no seal damage, hasnt leaked yet,
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:21 pm
by marin
thanks guys, i had tried prying it off, no go, but got it done at a mates place in the vice just tapping it off (emphasis on the tapping, might have been more than a tap). New one went on easy with a tube. Only prob I have now is that the seal surface on the other side to this seal has grooves in it, so might not seal to well..... bugger.
marin