Rasafrassin' nogood blickablackin' risafrassin...front crankshaft oil seal (CGT)

[Huw Powell]

> I have met my match.  As a last resort before ordering the $100+ front crank
> oil seal removal tool, anyone have a good BTDT?
> 
> This is an 87.5 NG-motored CGT undergoing a slow (night, weekend) TB change.
> All was going well until I got to the front oil seal.  I have a new one on
> hand, so I can see how it's made & how it fits, but for the life of me can't
> get the old one out.  I was trying to avoid buying VAG 3083, and had read a
> few archived posts and web comments that some folks have...
> 
> 1) slid it right out, no problem
> 2) done it with dental picks and/or needlenose
> 3) driven two drywall screws into the seal's front face and pulled it out
> easily
> 
> But mine seems to have been placed there by Satan.  None of the above (nor
> some creative alternatives) have worked.

When I did my 90Q a year or two ago, it wasn't pretty, but I simply kept 
wrecking at it until there no longer an old crank seal in existence.  In 
other worse, after the "tricks" failed, I just kept doing nasty things 
to it until its little spring thing was tortured out.

(3rd picture down: http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/tbwp-90.htm )

I relied on my trusty brake tool to do most of the destruction (it's 
like a dental pick on steroids), as I recall.

Just try not to scratch the crank or oil pump surfaces (too much).

P.Dooley wrote:
> I would remove the oil pan bolts and pull the aluminum housing that the
> seal resides in.  Then you can use whatever means necessary to remove
> the seal.
> Even if you have to replace the housing gasket and oil pan gasket, still
> cheaper than the overpriced tool. 

It is certainly easy to remove the seal with the oil pump removed, you 
can just push it out by hand.  A lot of work if you are left not 
trusting your oil pan gasket, though.  Good time to install a windage 
tray, though.

-- 
Huw Powell

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