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Replaing new front tranny seal, doesn't wana fit

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Steve1970

Steve1970

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Hi guys, me again... still working that clutch job. Wanted to check if it's common for that front black round rubber tranny seal to go in REAL tight. I couldn't get mine to go it no matter how hard i pressed it so (get a load of this!) i end up putting the input shaft cover in the oven to 200 degrees to expand the recessed area where the seal goes; when i tried pressing the seal in it (you guessed it) the heat deformed the seal.

Is there a trick to this that I'm missing? Would it have been easier (and correct) to just position the seal on the shaft then bolt the shaft cover over it, allowing the torquing of the shaft cover bolts to press the seal in?

The seal was a moss, is there a better brand which would install easier?

many thanks.. -steve
 
Shouldn't be that hard, I don't recall ever having any trouble with that seal myself and I've done several. Usually the trick is to drive it in square rather than trying to tap on one side at a time. Seems like last time I used a chunk of 2x4 and a BFH, with the nose of the cover resting on a wooden bench to avoid damage. Some grease on the outside of the seal might help.
 
thanks Randall, i think i know what's going wrong here... read the following which i picked up in my google searches:

"...the replacement seals should be "metal" wrapped in the hard rubber. you'll notice that they're extremely solid in some spots. i discovered this whilst screwing one up one time. there's metal underneath...better buy a new one..."

so, the seal is metal enclosed in a rubber sandwich. while hacking out the old seal i only removed the top layer of the sandwich, then i tried to push the new one on top of this, in an attempt to make a big-mac of the front seal.

i'll dremel out the metal seal to completely remove the old seal.

thanks again! Steve
 
Yup, could certainly be the problem. The seal has come in different constructions over the years, but an outer metal shell with rubber insides was a common one. If your cover looks like this , you've still got part of the seal in there. If it's cleaned out, should look like this.
 
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