Input Shaft Seal, Replacing

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

-- Remove manual transmission.

-- Remove the clutch slave cylinder with release bearing. Refer to CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WITH RELEASE BEARING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Pry the input shaft seal out.

Fig 1: Identifying Input Shaft Pried-Out Seal Using Extractor Lever T20143/1

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NOTE:

Be careful not to damage the contact surface for the seal on the input shaft.

-- Fill the space on the new seal between the sealing/dust lip halfway with Sealing Grease.

Fig 2: Identifying Oil Seal

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-- Coat the outer circumference of the seal lightly with transmission fluid.

-- Install the input shaft seal so that it is flush.

Fig 3: Driving In Input Shaft Oil Seal Flush

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-- Install the clutch slave cylinder with release bearing. Refer to CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER WITH RELEASE BEARING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Install the manual transmission. Refer to TRANSMISSION, INSTALLING