Rear Main Seal Help!

[kunar]

is there some trick to removing the rear main seal? from what i have read youre supposed to drive a couple screws into th seal and just pull on the screws, but i pulled them out of the seal. ive got my trans out and need to get things back together today so i can get to work tomorrow....any help would be appreciated.

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

when i did the one on my parents ranger, the seal fell out when i touched it with a screwdriver....wonder if it was due for replacement..heh

you might try using a chisel and hammer to smack one side of the seal...sometimes they will "teeter totter" out...or at least deform enough that you can get a screwdriver behind to pry them out.

 

[kunar]

thanks for the insight, now that i have a little food in me and my headache is on its way out, i suppose its time to get back to work

 

[kunar]

hey did you ever have any luck with getting it out and then getting a new one back in?

i ended up beating it with a hammer and screwdriver. lucky enough i didnt scratch anything up. as soon as i got it to move a little it basically fell out. the new one went in with a mallet and i havent seen it leak a drop.