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Marc Schlemmer
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...okay, it's been discussed recently here on the Digest, and I have
convinced myself that the seal between the land and water transmission needs
to be replaced.
I replaced that exact seal four years ago or so.....so I was hard to
convince that it needed replacing again, but after watching the oil level in
the water transmission drop 1/4" or more overnight while sitting in the
garage, not once, not twice, but three days in a row after refilling each
day, I knew I had to act. No driving...just sitting in the garage. All the
while, the land tranny level rose. (and yes, that dipstick sure does help)
Back when the club sent those dipsticks out, I thought that we'd be seeing
an increase in the inner seal replacement because it was now so easy to
monitor the oil levels. People who didn't know they had a problem now would
realize it!
But in any case...back to my question:
Which direction does the seal go into the transmission? Does the flat side
go toward the land or water trans....or if you'd rather, does the side with
the spring go toward the land or water side. I'm confident that when I
replaced the seal the first time that I put it in the same way I took the
old one out, but I have no idea if it might have been replaced once before
and fitted incorrectly. Someone had been in there before me from the looks
of the beating on the cover when they tried to remove it. It may have been
put in wrong by them, and I repeated their error.
I will of course be looking for any other problems that might explain my
leaking while I'm in there, but want to make sure the seal is in correctly.
Any help would be appreciated, as I could not find anything in the manuals
that help clarify this.
I'm headin' into it Saturday!
thanks,
Marc Schlemmer
convinced myself that the seal between the land and water transmission needs
to be replaced.
I replaced that exact seal four years ago or so.....so I was hard to
convince that it needed replacing again, but after watching the oil level in
the water transmission drop 1/4" or more overnight while sitting in the
garage, not once, not twice, but three days in a row after refilling each
day, I knew I had to act. No driving...just sitting in the garage. All the
while, the land tranny level rose. (and yes, that dipstick sure does help)
Back when the club sent those dipsticks out, I thought that we'd be seeing
an increase in the inner seal replacement because it was now so easy to
monitor the oil levels. People who didn't know they had a problem now would
realize it!
But in any case...back to my question:
Which direction does the seal go into the transmission? Does the flat side
go toward the land or water trans....or if you'd rather, does the side with
the spring go toward the land or water side. I'm confident that when I
replaced the seal the first time that I put it in the same way I took the
old one out, but I have no idea if it might have been replaced once before
and fitted incorrectly. Someone had been in there before me from the looks
of the beating on the cover when they tried to remove it. It may have been
put in wrong by them, and I repeated their error.
I will of course be looking for any other problems that might explain my
leaking while I'm in there, but want to make sure the seal is in correctly.
Any help would be appreciated, as I could not find anything in the manuals
that help clarify this.
I'm headin' into it Saturday!
thanks,
Marc Schlemmer
