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changing rear engine seal 200 1989

posted by  someone claiming to be Rhys on  Thu Aug 26 09:17 CST 2004 [RELATED]

The overdrive trans is far better than the BW55 three speed. Stick with the OD trans as it is Japanese built and far better in every way. The OD trans is longer, and the front driveshaft is shorter on those cars with them.
Once the trans is out, the rear main seal is accessed by removing the eight bolts that hold the convertor drive plate on the back of the crank. That takes about two minutes. Pry out the old seal, install the new, maybe ten minutes if you are fussy. Then re-install the plate, with an air gun two minutes, torquing by hand five. Tops twenty minutes. Maybe $30.00 labour in a big shop. No reputable trans shop would install a trans over an unknown rear seal - it just isn't worth the agro when the seal leaks down the road and the customer thinks the leak is related to the previous work. $100.00 labour is too much. The seal is about $10-$15.00 max by the way.





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