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I spent the entire day replacing the rear transmission oil seal on my TR6. This involved the removal of the entire exhaust system and driveshaft. I fitted the new seal into place followed by the flange and using an impact wrench and torque wrench, tightened up the assembly. I reinstalled the driveshaft using new bolts and the exhaust system using new intermediate pipes and clamps. It looked great and I went to bed thinking about buying new 90 wt oil. Then about 2 AM, I woke up and reconstructed the project in my mind. I think I put the seal in wrong. I SHOULD have ensured the seal was properly wrapped around the flange male shaft before inserting into the transmission. AHHHHHHH. Today, I need to undo everything I did yesterday and make sure I did the job correctly before the new seal destroys itself upon first rotation. Oh well...what is it they say: "haste makes waste" or something like that?
 
Tom,

Well, the car was already on jackstands, gearbox was dry, and exhaust was not tight. I went ahead and reopened her up and sure enough, the seal had pushed too far into the rear of the transmission. I refit the thing and by the end of the day, buttoned her up. Everything worked out. Thanks for your reply.

Don
 
Absolutely! In fact, I think one of the things I do best, is "recover" from the things I screw up. With my foulups, it pays to be resourceful. Of course, if I was more careful,...
Take care Bob
 
Years ago, when I was still learning to work on cars. If I didn't have the tool or the confidence to do the job. I would take it to a local shop. Their success rate was about 50/50. After they screwed up a few things I took a different approach. If the tool cost somewhere near the fee the shop would charge. I would buy the tool and do it myself. I figured my success rate would be at least as good as theirs and if I did it wrong I had no one but myself to blame. Plus, when I had to redo the job the "practice" did help me improve my average. Never got to be perfect, but learned a lot, and got some tools in the deal.
 
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Years ago, when I was still learning to work on cars. If I didn't have the tool or the confidence to do the job. I would take it to a local shop. Their success rate was about 50/50. After they screwed up a few things I took a different approach. If the tool cost somewhere near the fee the shop would charge. I would buy the tool and do it myself. I figured my success rate would be at least as good as theirs and if I did it wrong I had no one but myself to blame. Plus, when I had to redo the job the "practice" did help me improve my average. Never got to be perfect, but learned a lot, and got some tools in the deal.

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Great philosophy, Bobh. I have been doing that for years myself. Always buy the best tools you can afford.

When I installed my new fast road cam, I had no one to help me or even give good advice. There are plenty of people out there that know how to do it but are no good at explaining it. I read as much as I could get my hands on and then tackled the job. I must have checked that cam 20 times before I bolted everything up and cranked it. I had it right on the button, but believe me I could see cam lobes in my sleep for many a night before the first firing of the ignition. Ain't it wonderful!


Bill
 
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