OK thanks. I might have been wrong about that throwout bearing being the original one too. Nice bearings is supposedly still in business (now owned by SKF) but I had never heard of the company. Never assume anything about an old car.... Joe Fulton --- On Sat, 10/3/09, Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] T-96 mechaneolontology > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 7:02 PM > The knockout was most likely there > for the E-stick, which had the clutch level on the right > side so it would be just behind the oil pump. > You can replace the seal in the bearing retainer without > removing the front bearing or pulling the input shaft out. > That is if there is a seal. I don't seem to recall one, but > Tom has had more recent experience and will probably answer. > The rear sear pops out like any tranny rear seal. There are > no seals between the trans and OD units, they use the same > lubricating oil. Not much mixes from one to the other IIRC, > and they both have drain plugs, but oil can freely flow from > one to the other. > ---------- > Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:15:55 -0700 (PDT) > From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com