[Vwdiesel] Any Easy Way to R & R Pump Front Shaft Seal?

[Nate Wall]

I need to replace the fuel injection pump front shaft
seal on '85 Jetta TD #2 I recently bought. I did this
on '85 Jetta TD #1 last year when it got a rebuilt
motor, and it was hell! United Diesel has the seal for
about $8. I asked them how much to replace it and they
sai "One Hour of Labor"! To me in the washington, DC
area means $75.00+. I then told him what I went
through last year and he said they had special tools
to do it. He also said the "seal is so tight because
it has to withstand pressures up to 175 PSI in the
pump". I thought "Bull S*&t." Doesn't the vane pump
just supply a few PSI?

P.S., the pump is removed from the car.

Thanks,

--Nate

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