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Rear oil seal leak on s-10

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I have a winter driver 84 S10 4X4 that is loosing a quart of oil a week out the rear seal. How difficult is this to fix in myself? I believe there are "rear seal repair kits available". I have pulled motors, done clutches, rear end swaps etc, but never done a rear seal replacement with the engine in the car. Looking at the Haynes manual it does not look easy. The dealers want ? plus for the job. This truck is not my only car, so I am not worried about walking to work or anything and I have a garage and all the basic tools, etc. I am just wondering about the Pain in the a-- factor. Any opinions? Should I do the seal with the engine in the truck, or am I better off pulling the whole engine? This is a 84 s10 Blazer 4X4 2.8 5 Speed

Thanks for any replies!

 

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It definitely isn't the easiest thing in the world.

You have to slide the tranny back and for best access you may also need to pull the intake.

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It's a pain. The only thing on your side is the size of the motor. The little ones are just easier to get moved around. Slide the tranny back, remove the clutch and flywheel. You might as well replace you clutch and PP since it's been covered in oil and you've got it apart.

Drop the oilpan, loosen all the main cap bolts so that the crank will drop down enough for you get the top part of the seal out.

Right about here is where you ask yourself, "Why don't I just get a 4.3 or 5.7 and rebuild it to replace this little POS?"

Then you leave it in the garage in pieces until your wife threatens to cut off your beer if you don't fix it.

By now, most of the bolts are in a coffee can under the truck, the rest have been kicked to all corners of the shop, and everything not still dripping oil is covered in rust. In order to make peace in the house and save face, you mess with it for two or three days until you "discover" the one discomfobulator that is worn out and makes the whole job too expensive to be worth it.

Sell the rig to some 16 year old kid with dreams.....

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