Cost of replacing an oil seal

macafee2 · 12th August 2017, 14:42

cost of replacing offside drive shaft seal, DIY

oil seal Genuine? £8.44 plus postage
or
oil seal after market £6.30 + postage

£10'ish for an oil seal, I can go with that but I don't have all the tools needed

Torque wrench
Draper Expert 3/4 in 120 - 400NM (350nm needed) £230, preferred choice as this will patch my other Torque wrench
or
Draper 3/4" Square Drive 65-450Nm or 51.6 - 291Lb-ft Ratchet Torque Wrench £125

Draper Ball joint splitter £13.20

Drive shaft nut
genuine £5.40
or after market £2.35

Ball joint nut £2'ish
Haynes manual recommends replacing both nuts they are only one shot

Gearbox oil £15

Total about £275, would it be cheaper to pay someone, but where's the fun in that and I'd not have the torque wrench or ball joint splitter.

macafee2

HarryM1BYT · 12th August 2017, 15:21

Allways better to accumulate tools than pay someone to do the job, then next time around you get the job done for free, excepting the time and effort involved. Then you get the nice warm self satisfied feeling inside, knowing the job is done and done right.

Jakg · 12th August 2017, 16:03

You forgot 3/4" adaptor or any 3/4" sockets... they aren't cheap.

You don't really want a pickle fork separator, either - easy to damage ball joint gaiters with them. Not sure what access you have for the press style ones though.

£230 for a torque wrench is madness - for an amateur mechanic. I picked up a used Sealey one for less than £30 off eBay (3/4", can do 400nm).

bl52krz · 12th August 2017, 22:03

Plenty of room for the screw clamp type. No damage to gators.

marinabrian · 12th August 2017, 22:48

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

Plenty of room for the screw clamp type. No damage to gators.

Yes, however if you don't possess a ball joint breaker, remembering the bottom ball joint has a parallel pin secured with a bolt, an exhaust clamp is a much cheaper option which works beautifully

Brian

tantallon · 13th August 2017, 02:02

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

Yes, however if you don't possess a ball joint breaker, remembering the bottom ball joint has a parallel pin secured with a bolt, an exhaust clamp is a much cheaper option which works beautifully

Brian

Brilliant write ups Brian
Glad there are some people left who use their own initiative.Top Man

tantallon · 13th August 2017, 02:00

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

Plenty of room for the screw clamp type. No damage to gators.

Make sure the gators dont bite you .
Or should it be gaiter?

macafee2 · 13th August 2017, 09:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by bl52krz

Plenty of room for the screw clamp type. No damage to gators.

can you provide a link to one of these so I know what I'm looking at

macafee2

Jakg · 13th August 2017, 13:05

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Originally Posted by macafee2

can you provide a link to one of these so I know what I'm looking at

macafee2

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ball-Joint...ZCoPMSPuyoFe5w

macafee2 · 13th August 2017, 14:12

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Originally Posted by Jakg

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ball-Joint...ZCoPMSPuyoFe5w

I have just had to watch a Youtube video to learn how to use one

macafee2

12th August 2017, 14:42	#1
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,931 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	Cost of replacing an oil seal cost of replacing offside drive shaft seal, DIY oil seal Genuine? £8.44 plus postage or oil seal after market £6.30 + postage £10'ish for an oil seal, I can go with that but I don't have all the tools needed Torque wrench Draper Expert 3/4 in 120 - 400NM (350nm needed) £230, preferred choice as this will patch my other Torque wrench or Draper 3/4" Square Drive 65-450Nm or 51.6 - 291Lb-ft Ratchet Torque Wrench £125 Draper Ball joint splitter £13.20 Drive shaft nut genuine £5.40 or after market £2.35 Ball joint nut £2'ish Haynes manual recommends replacing both nuts they are only one shot Gearbox oil £15 Total about £275, would it be cheaper to pay someone, but where's the fun in that and I'd not have the torque wrench or ball joint splitter. macafee2

12th August 2017, 15:21	#2
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bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,396 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Plenty of room for the screw clamp type. No damage to gators. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

12th August 2017, 16:03	#3
Jakg This is my second home N/A Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 6,867 Thanks: 0 Thanked 397 Times in 302 Posts	You forgot 3/4" adaptor or any 3/4" sockets... they aren't cheap. You don't really want a pickle fork separator, either - easy to damage ball joint gaiters with them. Not sure what access you have for the press style ones though. £230 for a torque wrench is madness - for an amateur mechanic. I picked up a used Sealey one for less than £30 off eBay (3/4", can do 400nm).