Gearbox selector shaft seal help

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Gearbox selector shaft seal help

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Hi all,

Getting the old bus ready for the summer (if we get one) and amongst other things I have a slow but steady drip of oil from the front of my gearbox (81' Aircooled - CJ). It looks to me that its coming from where the gear selector shaft enters the gear box, would i be right in thinking this is the part i need:

http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/shop?page=s ... gory_id=99

Has anybody got any advice on removal and fitting, its not very clear in my haynes, there looks to be an external bellows/boot and i presume the above is underneath... can i do this with the gearbox on the bus?

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the one on brickie's shop is for the water cooled gearbox
on the Aircooled it is 085 301 227 about £8 from VW
I've never changed one in situ, only changed one once and did the sleeve as well on that when they were both still available many years ago

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Thanks Aidan,

I ordered a few bits yesterday and got this one form heritage which states 1980-92:

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_spares_Oil ... try_GB.htm

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Its been done on mine in-situ, but i can't advise on it. Didn't take them long though. . .

E D I T: water cooled, if that helps
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Thanks all, spot on with the part Aidan, £7 from my local vw dealer and in stock. Heritage one was water cooled too.

Was a bit tricky with my limited tool box but with a little improvisation it's was all done in an hour with the box insitu.

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