Post by elmo on Feb 22, 2020 9:20:31 GMT
Hi. i found my way to this great forum whilst trying to find out information on how to change
an oil seal for the gear selector rod. Although i didn't find a complete description
i did get the gist that people had done the job so i thought id have a go.
So for anyone looking for the same kind of information this is how i did it . I first drained the oil.
I removed the linkage cover, then undid the linkage pivot bolt and the bolt that
goes onto the drop down bit on the rod , i could then turn the linkage to one side out of the way.
Then i undid the nut on the end of the rod and with an open ended spanner levered the drop down piece
off of the rod. I managed to hook the old seal out with the bent end of a scribe and found that it had gone
hard and obviously thats why it was leaking so badly. Having put some oil around the lip of the new seal
i slid it onto the rod and put some locktite onto the outer edge to help hold it, there is supposed to be a star
washer i believe to hold these seals in but mine was missing and i didn't have a new one so i used the locktite
which is a trick i picked up from years of working on lambrettas and vespas. I then pushed the oil seal home with
a deep 13mm socket and tapped it into place with a hammer. Reassembled the linkage etc, refilled with oil and the job
seems to have worked well, no more oil leak. This was done on a 1983 mayfair , all work was done with the engine unit
in car. Hope this helps someone in the future.
an oil seal for the gear selector rod. Although i didn't find a complete description
i did get the gist that people had done the job so i thought id have a go.
So for anyone looking for the same kind of information this is how i did it . I first drained the oil.
I removed the linkage cover, then undid the linkage pivot bolt and the bolt that
goes onto the drop down bit on the rod , i could then turn the linkage to one side out of the way.
Then i undid the nut on the end of the rod and with an open ended spanner levered the drop down piece
off of the rod. I managed to hook the old seal out with the bent end of a scribe and found that it had gone
hard and obviously thats why it was leaking so badly. Having put some oil around the lip of the new seal
i slid it onto the rod and put some locktite onto the outer edge to help hold it, there is supposed to be a star
washer i believe to hold these seals in but mine was missing and i didn't have a new one so i used the locktite
which is a trick i picked up from years of working on lambrettas and vespas. I then pushed the oil seal home with
a deep 13mm socket and tapped it into place with a hammer. Reassembled the linkage etc, refilled with oil and the job
seems to have worked well, no more oil leak. This was done on a 1983 mayfair , all work was done with the engine unit
in car. Hope this helps someone in the future.
