Having hand surgery on Friday, I'm kickin myself in the for not doing this sooner...

Installed the motor only a couple thousand miles ago, and I must have installed the rear main seal bearing wrong somehow because its leakin...

Never removed just the tranny from the car before, and wanted to make sure its as easy as it looks. Can it be done with just the rear of the car up on stands?

I dont have ramps unfortunately, but are going to start lookin...


Thanks to anyone who shouts out some previous experience.

gratis

Yes... Not hard at all. Ramps under the rear wheels would work too.

ramps under the rear wheels give you plenty of room.

I just pulled one of those seals out last night with the core out and it was a bitch even without the drive-shaft in the way.

I imagine the only way to pull it with the shaft in (without hurting anything) is with a dent puller and some wood screws.

And while we are on this topic:
The old seal had a nice lip on it so it was obvious how far it should go in.



On the top is the old, bottom is new

The new seal does not have that lip, SO:

Does it press in all the way to the recessed lip, or left sticking out a bit so that the throw-out bearing guide can press it in the last bit as you snug the two nuts down?
You can see the lip where the old seal used to press against.
New seal is in the pic for reference.



Stu

Yup, simple.

Jackstands
Remove
clutch, speedo cables
muffler
shifter rod
CV joints
Back up light wire
starter

remove all four bolts at motor, put jack under motor near the rear to pick up the wieght...or it will fall.

I can still do this...
remove rear bolts holding tranny up to body.
lower jack under motor until tranny clears rear sheet metal at bumper
Pull hard

I put an old crappy couch cushion on the floor...or me (seriously)
Its 75 lbs, maybe....
I can pull it off on my back and slide out with it on my chest...
Or, use another jack, pull it off and you are done.

rich

transmission ground strap.
That sucks when you forget it...its at the rear top of the tranny.


Rich

Let me know if you need a hand getting this thing out, I'm just down the street. I have a trans jack also that worked really well removing my engine.

Uh stu, hes talking about the rear main seal on the crankshaft. Not the trans input seal.

Correct, but I'll be damned if those seals are not nearly identical. Especially when it came to the condition of old. I was slightly thrown off by the new seal looking different.

Thanks to all ya'll for replying.


*Update* Shop I ordered the seal from "cant find record" of my ordering it yesterday, which was supposed to have arrived first thing this morning. Soooo, this little project will be on hold till I can use my hand again. Thanks to all that responded...

wise-

Oh! well.......... that's completely different..... Nevermind!

Guess when you are working on something it gets stuck in your head.

Stu

Are these the only steps needed to remove the transmission without taking out the engine also?
Do you have to disconnect anything in the engine compartment that might be stretched from lowering the engine?

I hope you bought a Victor Reinz seal ... there's been a rash of new Elring seals that leak prematurely recently

Ask me how I know

All that, and the Tranny ground strap.






Sooo, It's midnight. I have to wake for surgery in 6 hours, and I'm popping off the valve covers to swap out for new gaskets. I guess im hoping that it will help with some of my oil leakage, or that I just hate the fact that come morning, I wont be able to tinker on the car for a lil while.


The last year of my life has been a POS, injury after injury keeping me out of work, and everything along the way seemingly an uphill battle. Including this damn car. But alongside all the cursing, wondering why on earth I bought another 914 knowing how much time I would spend underneath it, and general headaches that they can bring, has been a smile.

These cars, and the people so enthusiastic about them on this forum, has helped me get through a real rough patch.

Startin to get a lil dreary and I havent turned a wrench yet, so, thanks.


Thanks to all of ya out there that makes part of owning these awesome cars so great...

The one I installed was an Elring Go figure. Good to know anyhow cause it will be getting replaced asap...

Remember, once you remove CV joints, having the tranny in gear DOES NOT prevent the car from rolling on your ramps.
MAKE SURE emergency brake is set
I learned this the hard way !!

Pick up some of those $8 wheel chocks from HF

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