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Title: 336 output shaft oil seal
Post by: califkid_66 on Tuesday,June 21, 2022, 10:05:46 AM: is there a way to know what size seal i need without removing the nut
reason is im ordering the oil seals and i don’t have the tool to remove them yet
Title: Re: 336 output shaft oil seal
Post by: califkid_66 on Thursday,June 30, 2022, 02:08:49 PM: removed my oil seal with homemade low budget tool
Title: Re: 336 output shaft oil seal
Post by: Footer on Thursday,August 17, 2023, 11:00:11 AM: Would you share the process you used to make the wrench for the nut. I'm hesitant to spend $126 for the one at RD.

Thanks
Title: Re: 336 output shaft oil seal
Post by: BDA on Thursday,August 17, 2023, 11:41:10 AM: Joji recommended a motorcycle clutch tool to me (https://www.ebay.com/itm/354390198069). It works very well. I've also bought a PVC pipe cap that looks like it can be modified easily but the clutch tool works well enough that I haven't been sufficiently motivated to do it.
Title: Re: 336 output shaft oil seal
Post by: TurboFource on Thursday,August 17, 2023, 12:24:48 PM: A regular W1270 (I think that is right) socket for a 4WD works fine
Title: Re: 336 output shaft oil seal
Post by: Blitzen on Thursday,August 17, 2023, 01:26:25 PM: A made the tool out of pvc pipe with a clean plug on the other end to turn the tool. Pretty simple to make, center pipe over flange and mark each rib. Used a dremel to cut out for each rib. Worked perfectly but didn’t fit the NG3 flange nut. So bought the W1270 socket and it fits both flange nuts.
Title: Re: 336 output shaft oil seal
Post by: dakazman on Thursday,August 17, 2023, 01:59:12 PM: Quote from: Footer on Thursday,August 17, 2023, 11:00:11 AM
Would you share the process you used to make the wrench for the nut. I'm hesitant to spend $126 for the one at RD.

Thanks

Footer, I have one I made that I can send up to you, just pay round trip postage. It will fit in a USPS 7.95 box
dakazman
Title: Re: 336 output shaft oil seal
Post by: Footer on Thursday,August 17, 2023, 04:10:31 PM: Thanks for all the suggestions. Some I will have to look into further and go from there.
Thanks for the offer Dakazman, I’m not ready to tackle it just now, probably late September or October, but I may take you up on the offer then.
BDA, the clutch tool your suggesting looks like it would damage the nut but, knowing you, it must work well.

Thanks again!
Title: Re: 336 output shaft oil seal
Post by: GavinT on Friday,August 18, 2023, 01:33:02 AM: Print this out and fabricobble one from some PVC plumbing pipe?
I can add more concentric circles to make it a little easier to find the centre if you like.
Title: Re: 336 output shaft oil seal
Post by: Footer on Friday,August 18, 2023, 06:10:44 AM: Nice drawing Gavin. I’ve down loaded and printed it.

Thanks
Title: Re: 336 output shaft oil seal
Post by: califkid_66 on Tuesday,August 22, 2023, 07:25:02 PM: Hi Footer !!
Sorry for the late response
I just took a pipe big enough to fit where the slots are leaned the pipe against the slots and with a marker I made lines on the pipe where the slots were
after I drilled on the line’s with a drill bit a bit wider than the slots and when I drilled i didn’t drill completely at the end I left a quarter inch made it easy to drill then I cut of the end of the pipe right in the middle of the holes didn’t take much time to make
A friend of mine told me someone used a pcv pipe heated it up pushed it against the nut to get the shape and when it cooled down he used it to unscrew the nut
Hope this helps !!
Title: Re: 336 output shaft oil seal
Post by: TurboFource on Wednesday,August 23, 2023, 03:33:20 AM: The socket I mentioned earlier works fine, costs about $12 and also fits the lock ring that holds the sending unit in the gas tank …. :confused: