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[robbie-woods]

well i have a 1989 mini but think the engine is 1984 i have a slight leak from the drive shaft oil seal but i want to replace the seal myself, i have looked at the haynes manual but im stuck, it says there are different types of drive shafts and need different tools to get the off, how do i find out which drive shaft i have? im at the stage where the hub is off its just a case of getting the drive shaft off now. Please help as i want this done asap

Many thanks
Robbie

[mini13]

if its an 89 it will be a pot joint so you need this seal...

http://www.minispare...=...T OIL SEA...


Make sure you drain the oil, as you have the hub out you now just need to lever/ knock the pot joint out of the diff and lever out the seal.

then knock the new seal in until its flush.

i'd recomend getting a couple of seals incase you shag one putting it in

[robbie-woods]

how easy is it to get the shaft out and whats the best way to do it?

[mini13]

Personally I use a long bar, get it against the back of the pot joint (as inline with the shaft as possible) and give it a good whack, it normally goes after 3-4 hard whacks with a largish hammer.

some people lever them out, but i've never had much luck with that.

all that locates it is a spring clip in a groove, you need to "jump" it out of its groove.

[robbie-woods]

What does the spring clip hold and how do u mean jump it out??