Many Hands Make Light Work

Ariel, her dad (Tom), and her Opa (Tom’s dad) decided to tackle main seal replacement this weekend. After an early dinner, they put me in the garage and up on jackstands. By 10 PM, my drivetrain was out and the transaxle was removed. The next morning, Tom was in the garage early and had the front seal replaced and the bellhousing re-mounted by breakfast. After eating, he and his dad had the back seal replaced, the transaxle re-installed, everything else bolted back on the engine, and the drivetrain back in place by lunch. Then by 2 PM, everything was hooked up and I was back on the ground. This was the quickest engine remove, repair, and reinstall that Tom has done. The result of all this should be a significant reduction in my oil consumption.