rear main seal replacement shopt in dfw?
06-19-2009, 10:34 PM
#1
rear main seal replacement shopt in dfw? i have oil leaking out of the bottom of the bell housing ( A4 trans ) and was wondering what shops around dfw have done your right for a repair like this. i have BS'd around with shops before about oil leaks and i would rather have someone who knows what they are looking at under there than someone who is replacing a part as fast as they can to clock the books
i have also heard different statements as to if an a4 is easier or harder to replace than an M6, can anyone clarify?
im also considering doing this myself on jackstands, for a first timer what can i expect for trans removal time, and do i need to adjust anything in the trans after i take it off, or just take it off and put it back on. ive done work on cars before just never with a transmission
thanks for any help or insight you may be able to give
-Ben
i have also heard different statements as to if an a4 is easier or harder to replace than an M6, can anyone clarify?
im also considering doing this myself on jackstands, for a first timer what can i expect for trans removal time, and do i need to adjust anything in the trans after i take it off, or just take it off and put it back on. ive done work on cars before just never with a transmission
thanks for any help or insight you may be able to give
-Ben
06-21-2009, 02:36 AM
#2
i have oil leaking out of the bottom of the bell housing ( A4 trans ) and was wondering what shops around dfw have done your right for a repair like this. i have BS'd around with shops before about oil leaks and i would rather have someone who knows what they are looking at under there than someone who is replacing a part as fast as they can to clock the books
i have also heard different statements as to if an a4 is easier or harder to replace than an M6, can anyone clarify?
im also considering doing this myself on jackstands, for a first timer what can i expect for trans removal time, and do i need to adjust anything in the trans after i take it off, or just take it off and put it back on. ive done work on cars before just never with a transmission
thanks for any help or insight you may be able to give
-Ben
i have also heard different statements as to if an a4 is easier or harder to replace than an M6, can anyone clarify?
im also considering doing this myself on jackstands, for a first timer what can i expect for trans removal time, and do i need to adjust anything in the trans after i take it off, or just take it off and put it back on. ive done work on cars before just never with a transmission
thanks for any help or insight you may be able to give
-Ben
IMO an auto is easier that a standard tranny, nothing to adjust. Those seals are doubled lipped and rarely leak so make sure that is engine oil & not something else.
The way the seal has to slip over the crank makes it hard to install without one of those special tools. I just have my wife use hear finger nails & she gets it perfect every time.
