tranny leak issues Options

[turbohcar]

I've got a leaky passenger side axle shaft seal. Now, how hard is this to replace? I had little to no time to do it tonight and was wanting to tackle it tomorrow after work when I have the part. I've never had problems with this before but apparently this is the problem. I tried to pry on it a little with no results and was afraid to accidentally cause more damage to the transmission than what is already wrong. Marcus, I'm going to guess you've probably had experience with this, any help is appreciated. Thanks
Brett

[xian 1g]

the driver side axle isn't all that hard to replace, especially if you're replacing the entire axle and not just the seal.

It sounds like you are fairly well on your way to getting out, so some of these steps might seem belittling to you. thats not the intent. Since I'm not sure what all either of you has done, i will just lay it out from the beginning.

from my reading of your post brett, i'd assume you're being to ginger with it.

i might have a few names wrong here, but this should get you started in the right direction.

you will need:
17mm deep well
17mm open end
an extension for whatever driver you are using
breaker bar
12mm
pb blaster
flat head screw driver
hammer

1. take your wheel off

2. On the back side of your suspension your brake line is bolted in with a 12mm. pb blast it, and take it off.

3. seperate the wheel hub (the piece that holds the brake rotor etc on) from your suspension.
There will be two 17mm bolts that hold this together. spray them down with pb blaster, if you've never taken them off before they may be a biotch. the bolts are fairly long, use the deep well to hold onto the nut side so that you don't spin the bolt, and use the open end on the head side of the bolt.

4. If the wheel hub doesn't fall from the suspension use a little force with your hands or a rubber mallet.

5. Follow the axle up to the transmission, you will see the 'seal'. If your seal is already toast you don't have to be as carefull about not trashing it. wedge the screw driver up in as close as you can to the transmission, you might have to use the hammer... Pry it loose. If your seal isn't trash already becarefull not to mess it up while prying. Once loose, i believe it should just pull out from the wheel hub.