Keep the same seal, just go to your local friendly neighborhood parts
dealer (that knows what they are doing) and get a harmonic balancer repair
sleeve. I know Autozone usually sells them and they usually run less than
$10. It taps over the balancer shaft and gives you a new sealing surface.
You may even be able to get the same thing for your tranny, just finding
someone to sell it. We used to have a whole kit of them in the Marine Corps
for the Jeeps diffs & tranny/transfer since they had been around so long and
had such a deep groove wore in them. Good Luck.
Take Care & Keep On Truckin'~~~~~John
<<'96 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9L 5spd>>
----- Original Message -----
From: <JAMEPC@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 10:42 PM
Subject: DML: Front Seal / Vibration Dampers
>
> My front seal was leaking so I decided to replace it (during the rebuild),
> but I also noticed the vibration damper shaft was worn where the seal
rides
> (200,000 miles before the rebuild) but thought maybe a new seal would
still
> work. Turns out it doesn't! I know the ideal thing to do would be to
replace
> the 200,000 mile damper, but, not saying I would, but, since an oversized
> seal would work, where would I find the right part number? National has to
> make thousands of sizes.
> The same thing applies to my rear tranny seal. After 2 seals, it still
leaks.
> That shaft is worn also.
> So before I spend hours researching and visiting web sites, hopefully
someone
> can point me in the right direction!
>
> Thanks Again,
> Jamie
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