[Vwdiesel] main seal

[H.Hagar]

should i wait another week..another 200 k?

Hagar say Yes. :

Here is a hillbilly logic explanation :   WHAT ? have you got to loose by
waiting.?   a few drops of oil.

WHAT ?   have you got to gain ?   you may not have to do the job. I had
many seals over the years that sealed after a while. 

What do you call main seal ?  the 2inch or the 4inch ?

Are you telling us that you did not replace both seals ,when you had the
shaft out ?

Many types of seals do seal after exposure to lots of heat and pressure.Some need
a fluid like ATF. Leather seals are notorious for going DRY in storage but will
seal after they get soaked.

Personally I tend to lean towards James Hansens procedure of using fine
very fine wet and dry paper, on the shaft.But I do have some chromed or polished
shafts ---giving no problems.

The only VW seals I had problems with so far are pump seals.

Hagar.