Apply the handbrake? Worked for me after I tightened up the adjusters. You
don't need to hold the flange then!
----- Original Message -----
From Chris Bearman <chrisbe at lynwood.com>
To: <midgetspriteclub@listbot.com>
Sent: 31 July 2000 15:04
Subject: Ingenuity required.
> Midget & Sprite Club - http://www.midgetspriteclub.com/
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>
> Hi all.
>
> I (no, not me, the car) has had a leaky pinion oil seal in the
> differential for months.. First I tried to fit a replacement seal from
> beneath the car but just couldn't undo the b** pinion nut! I've done
> this before but can't remember just how I kept hold of the round flange
> that bolts onto the prop-shaft.
>
> Thus the job was left until I took the diff. itself out onto a bench -
> but STILL no joy! I just couldn't find a way of stopping the round
> flange turning so that I could undo the nut. In the end I gave up and it
> went back leaking to this day...
>
> So guy's, any ideas? I can picture a special tool that would bolt to the
> four holes - like a giant ring spanner with a hole in the middle to
> allow access to the nut, but there surely must be easier ways?
>
> Any ideas seriously considered as I'm fed up of having oil leaks at both
> ends of the car..!
>
> Chris
>
>
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