Can't seem to remove old shift lever oil seal, and boy do I feel dumb |
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Can't seem to remove old shift lever oil seal, and boy do I feel dumb |
ambergris |
Aug 6 2004, 08:15 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 2-June 04 From: Mountain View, CA Member No.: 2,145 Region Association: Northern California |
I just got my introduction post done, and now I feel like I have a rather silly question. Definitely not technical, more like "wtf am I doing wrong here?"
Basically, when replacing my shift bushings I noticed some oil collecting in the black plastic shift selector rod cover. Well what do you know, but Pelican has a tech article that seems to cover this exact problem. So I bought new oil seals, removed the selector mechanism, and got the selector shaft out. Now I'm trying to remove the old seal, and it's not budging. I've tried using a flathead screwdriver to pry it out, and I've tried a pair of pliers to pull it out, and so far I don't think it's moved one bit. Although I have chewed up the old seal pretty well... Is there something obvious I'm missing, or is this just 30 years of crap that I have to fight through? Attached image(s) |
ambergris |
Aug 7 2004, 11:21 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 2-June 04 From: Mountain View, CA Member No.: 2,145 Region Association: Northern California |
Thanks for the advice, Red-Beard. I'm really glad to hear from someone else that this is a b*tch to get out, and that I'm not screwing something up. I was a little worried everyone else knew about some kind of hidden "release oil seal" switch in the housing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Looks like I'll try to grab some quality time with a hammer and screwdriver this weekend (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) |
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