Re: Final drive seals...

["Douglas H. Quebbeman" <dougq@iglou.com>]

On Sun, 23 Nov 1997 Audial@aol.com wrote:

> Hi, I just read your post...
> 
> The LH side final drive seal is harder to replace than the RH.  The seal
> itself is inexpensive (I got mine from Linda @ Carlsen Audi for the RH side),
> but the LH side is a PITA if you are doing it by yourself.
> 
> In any case, here is the repair procedure from the Bentley:

[..much snippage..]

Oh God, Alex, I gotta apologize to you and the list for my forgetting
to mention that I had the Bentley manuals already. Thanks for typing
that in, but I had it...

> If the differential has been running a long time without lubricants, it might
> be worn beyond repair.  Still, if you can find a good mechanic to replace the
> seal and refill the unit, it might just be worth it to you.

By beyond repair, I assume you mean that the ring and pinion gear
are either not available separately or we're looking at four figures
just for parts.

So, anyone know what a used-but-serviceable rear diff goes for?

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