Front main oil seal problem!

[No Regrets]

One of my TAMD40b's has developed a weep on the front crank oil seal, which sprays lightly as it hits the pulley, so I want to replace it.

Various engineers have estimated three to five hours for this, yet it appears to be a simple job of removing the drivebelts (10 minutes, have done this before) removing the pulley from the polygon hub (hmmm, looks around 45 minutes, as it's approx 5 bolts) and then using a flat puller to remove the polygon hub.
The rest is removing the old seal, replacing it, then heating the polygon to refit it and reassembling.

Is it really as hard as '£400 plus VAT' ??

Best firm price is £250 plus VAT.

I'm tempted to do it myself, but I don't have the puller....

 

[gordmac]

£300 buys a lot of pullers!

 

[VicMallows]

Get on with it and do it yourself....far more satisfying and you'll know it's done properly. But allow at least a whole day.

 

[scottie]

£300 buys a lot of pullers!

Well Volvo do have specific tools for the job so you might just be surprised how few you get to the £

You may be able to borrow / hire them from a friendly dealer but try and get the part of the ws manual covering th crank shaft

 

[No Regrets]

I reckon I can get the belts and pulley off within an hour or two, then the polygon needs to be pulled off the crank...thats the sticky bit!!

Volvopaul is looking into this for me, so I'm in safe hands

 

[boguing]

I have a three leg puller you can borrow for nothing. It could be in Herts on Sunday. Return there or here or by post.

 

[No Regrets]

Thank you for your lovely offer, but it's a small flat-plate jobby required, as there isn't enough clearance for a claw type puller.

I have 8" between the pulley and bulkhead, enough to work in, but there is a Volvo puller which bolts onto the polygon, then a central bolt allegedly pops it off.

I gather sometimes it's not as simple as that...LOL