Leaking Transaxle Seal

[jmberry]

I replaced R the axle shaft and seal on my 98 Taurus, but have a small leak. I think I marred the seal by trying to drive it in with an assortment of similar sized drivers. I need to replace it again because the leak drips onto the exhaust so it smokes and smells! Any tips on replacing the seal? Jim

[jahale]

on your new seal, on the inside where the spring is, litely put vasoline on the spring, the reason for that is, so it does not pop out during installation. find a big socket that will fit on the outter lip of the seal.( it could be a pipe). if you allready put a new seal in, you could of knocked out the spring. hope this will help.

[jmberry]

Thanks, I'll try it. Jim