drive shaft oil seals ? :(

[mcsalty]

got a leak coming from the nearside drive shaft seal
will the whole drive shaft need 2 come out and is it easy 2 put new seal in ??
and wen the drive shaft is out will the oil p*ss out ?
been on ebay and theres loads 2 choose from which one is right ?

tried searching 4 this but wasny enought info back :/


thanks in advance

[adamskiTNR]

Easy job, just drain the box of fluid, remove the driveshaft, replace the seal, replace the shaft.fill the box back up

[mcsalty]

so is 2 litres of gear box oil ? and what grade of oil ??
and its jst an easy on and off job hope it is as easy as it sounds
and what u mean replace shaft ? as in put back on lol
?

[Mikol]

75w/80

Also, yeah you'll need to slide the shaft all the way out, so that's a jack up, wheel off, hub nut undone, wishbone popped, shaft out job at the minimum.

Fairly simple tbh, and the seals shoukdn't be that expensive from Citroen.

[mcsalty]

al get the car on the ramp in my work
And am a best geting the seals from citroen ?

[ash-vts]

the seals from citroen cost about £15 irrc. wen i did mine i found the drop links to be a bit of a bitch

[adamskiTNR]

I had to grind my droplinks off. The hex insert had rounded off.

[scrim]

£14 for seal from citroen, couldnt find them at motor factors.

[ash-vts]

Originally Posted by adamskiTNR

I had to grind my droplinks off. The hex insert had rounded off.

same ere cost me £25 for a new pair

[adamskiTNR]

Cost me £70!!!! As it was the day before trax they went. when fittings bushes. Citroen was the only place that had them in stock

[ash-vts]

a2z motorspares ftw that was a nice dent in the wallet m8

[mcsalty]

thanks 4 all ur input guys
gona get the seals on friday will post back up wen all is gd hope fully

[Railroader]

no kneed to drain the gearbox, just tilt the car up on stands or the jack.

[adamskiTNR]

easy to do. Better safe than sorry and have gearbox oil staining your drive