[Vwdiesel] very leaky driveshaft seal

[Evans Antoniou]

hi all,

i have an mk3 jetta 1.9TD AAZ engine.

about 8 months ago i had the seal changed due to
prevention as i was doing the clutch work at the
sametime. now there is a large leak from the
driveshaft seal where the hub (cup) attaches to the
tranny (5sp).

i brought the car to the local transmission shop and
they thought it was a bearing in the tranny causing
the  oil leak but they did not even drive the car
(only assumption) and i had to rebuild the tranny - i
think this is BS because the tranny drives great,
there is no rattle, no funny noises - tranny has been
driving the same ever since i purchased the car. i
tranny might have around 250 000 km.

now i am new to troubleshooting tranny issues but does
the tranny misfunction in any way due to the leak
except more noise if there is no oil left?

is this a huge job?

i have a 1.6L diesel (non turbo)  tranny and is this a
direct swap?

thanks for all the info.

evan

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