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Title: Will be changing drive flange seals - any tips?
Post by: rallydiesel on April 15, 2007, 10:32:17 am

I will be changing both drive shafts and I figure I may as well do the flange seals as well. I think I have the mini-slip thingy as I can see a green sleeve on the passenger side drive flange. Does this change anything about the seal change?

I may also just drop the tranny at this point and put a new rear crank seal because it is leaking. Any tips on this job? Do you need to use new flywheel bolts?

Title: Will be changing drive flange seals - any tips?
Post by: rallydiesel on April 15, 2007, 11:22:36 am

Also, is there anyplace that sells the actual flanges? I can't seem to find them on any of the parts sites.

Title: Will be changing drive flange seals - any tips?
Post by: burn_your_money on April 15, 2007, 07:34:10 pm

reuse the flywheel bolts, they are 9mm 12pt bolts

Title: Will be changing drive flange seals - any tips?
Post by: lord_verminaard on April 16, 2007, 11:11:45 am

Use a puller or at least a ratchet-strap around the tranny and flanges so you can compress them to get the circlip out.  Also, my puller slipped when I pulled off the circlip and the flange fired straight at my head at about 100 mph, would have probably knocked me unconscious if it had hit!  Be careful.  The "mini-slip" as it's called has much higher spring tension on it.

Brendan
84 Scirocco 8v <-- TDI in progress
01 Jeep TJ 4.0

Title: Will be changing drive flange seals - any tips?
Post by: duffer on April 16, 2007, 12:10:52 pm

I believe you can get new flanges
 
  at www.GermanAutoParts.com

  for around $40 US.

Title: Will be changing drive flange seals - any tips?
Post by: burn_your_money on April 16, 2007, 12:22:19 pm

www.brokevw.com has an excellent picture of a home made puller

Title: Will be changing drive flange seals - any tips?
Post by: rallydiesel on April 16, 2007, 10:35:16 pm

Thanks!

Title: Will be changing drive flange seals - any tips?
Post by: Op-Ivy on April 26, 2007, 10:53:58 am

I made a DIY a while ago using a homemade tool as well.

http://www.vwdieselparts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6352

-Matt