Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

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Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Post by turbo-tom » Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:31 am

Have fun fitting it! And the lovely smell of ep90! :lol:
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Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Post by Jordi » Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:33 am

Love it! I am right about how to change it aren't i?

Don't suppose your're auto data says much about it?
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Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Post by turbo-tom » Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:40 am

Yeah seems right! Cant get on auto data at the mo as im on my phone. Ill have a look when I get back from sainsburys ;)
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Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Post by turbo-tom » Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:10 pm

Auto data says bugger all about it im afraid matey!
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Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Post by Jordi » Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:14 pm

Ha ha, i have a vague idea. May consult haynes for what its worth. Other than that i'll wing it.
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Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Post by turbo-tom » Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:17 pm

Yeah try the hands book of lies. Auto data is pretty crap for the 80's stuff i think in fair!
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Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Post by twiss » Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:22 pm

Is autodata supposedly hard to get hold of? Ive been downloading it for my mechanic for years and have loads of different versions of it!
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Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Post by Jordi » Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:23 pm

I'll wing it. No one seems to have done one recently. How hard can it be?

I can swap a clutch without removing the gearbox. Sure i can master a scratty rubber oil seal.
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Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Post by turbo-tom » Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:27 pm

I have the latest version from my college.Exactly Jordi cant be that hard just remember to put the seal the right way around ;)
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Re: Front gearbox oil seal emergency!!!

Post by twiss » Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:28 pm

Ive got 4, 3.8, 2011, 2008 and 2004... to name a few

I might see about putting them up for download
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