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 Posted: 10-13-2013 05:10 am
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Jim Picot

 

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While doing the rear suspension I had the rear axle out as well, and noticed oil leaking from the pinion, so decided to fit a new pinion oil seal. After removing the flange, I came across the oil slinger, which according to the Vauxhall Viva HB manual, needs to be removed. It blithely says "prise out oil slinger". The JH workshop manual makes no mention of it, although it appears on all the exploded diagrams in the parts catalog.

But how do I remove it? It's a tight fit in the diff casing, and my attempts so far seem to have only driven it in further. I can't get anything in around it to "prise" it out. Or should I just dig it out (probably damaging it in the process) and fit a new one?

Any ideas?