driveshaft seal

(p_e_ski) · (p_e_ski) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 10-20-2004, 1:09 PM

how hard is it to replace the driveshaft seal on a vdrive? How necessary is it and how often does it need done. looking at one from DIM

tommyadrian5 10-20-2004, 11:36 PM

you mean replace the packing, or put a dripless shaft seal on?

replacing the packing took me about 15 minutes, and i haven't tightened the nut in a year (i used gore-tex GFO packing, completely dripless).

Installing a dripless shaft seal (like PSS) involves removal of the shaft from the tranny and is a bigger job, but once its done you never have to think about it ever again.

(p_e_ski) · (p_e_ski) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 10-21-2004, 6:06 AM

Thanks Tom, where can I get the gortex GFO packing from. Sounds a lot easier doin it that way.