MTX axle seal help

[SHOtime2511]

i need to hear your tips and tricks for installing these axle seals!
ive been under my car for about 4-5 hours between yesterday and today trying to get the passanger side one in. and its kicking my ass!
it just dosent want to go in flat....

 

[K-Dawg]

Mine went right in. I used a piece of pipe or a coupling to drive it in straight.

 

[Phoenix]

I used a piece of 2x4 flat on the seal , while tapping it in with a hammer on the other side.

 

[SHO-NUF93]

I had the privilege of using a seal installer at work...it was still a bitch...both sides.

 

[SuperchargedSHOguy]

You suck Brian. It is only a freaking seal, why is this part kicking you butt?!? We did the hard stuff already~

 

[SHOtime2511]

You suck Brian. It is only a freaking seal, why is this part kicking you butt?!? We did the hard stuff already~

the simple things always kick my butt

 

[yamahaSHO]

I used a long PVC pipe.

 

[itwonder]

I'm getting ready to do mine and maybe I'll get my butt kicked too, but these have helped me with troublesome seals in the past: Make sure the recess for the seal is absolutely surgically clean. A little sanding might be necessary if there is old sealant. A very thin film of grease on the leading edge of the seal to help it get started. Put the seal in the freezer for a while. Try a different brand of seal, although I'm not sure there is any difference at all between BCA and Timken.

BTW, Josh's technique on the MTX rebuild CD is to tap around the periphery, being careful not to hit the rubber lip. Working it in a little at the time. He uses anaerobic sealant on the outer part of the ******.

 

[SHOtime2511]

thanks guys....im going to give all these things a shot tommorow when ive got some light.

 

[SASHO91]

As Bob stated, throw it in the frigde or freezer(be careful with the freezer for obvious reasons) and apply a light coat of grease. I would personally use some vasiline.... "insert funny comment here".... You could also heat the trans up a bit with a propane torch-- don't go overboard with this though....

 

[SHOtime2511]

finally got that seal in today,and wraped up the clutch job.
nice to have the 91 back on the road!

 

[SuperchargedSHOguy]

You are such a manly man

 

[SHO93OFF]

whats the estimated time on this job...? (weekend wrencher, jack/stands, limited tools)

 

[SHOtime2511]

whats the estimated time on this job...? (weekend wrencher, jack/stands, limited tools)

just the seal or a whole clutch job??
i couldent really give you a good time estimate,as we stoped quite a few times for beer,pizza.....

 

[SASHO91]

atleast 10hrs....

 

[SuperchargedSHOguy]

atleast 10hrs....

I hope you are joking

 

[SHOtime2511]

I hope you are joking

yeah,if me and Chris would have busted our ass' we could of had it done in 6

 

[SuperchargedSHOguy]

yeah,if me and Chris would have busted our ass' we could of had it done in 6

I think you also forgot the 3 times it rained on us and we had to take breaks. 6 is easy.

 

[Sammy~D]

piping

 

[93rev2sev]

1 long weekend

But that includes removing/sandblasting/painting the subframe, Taking the tranny to bizzy, rebuilding subframe/rod bearings/picking the trans up from bizzy/reassembling everything.

I guess I'm saying...every job is a bit different...and timeframes will be hard to nail down because of that.