727 shift shaft seal replacement

68 Coronet RT said

I watched a YouTube video with a guy using the same removal tool that 70Duster440 mentioned, and after 45 minutes with this tool the guy gave up and just used a screwdriver and pried it out. Watching the video he couldn't get the removal tool down inside the seal to pull it. I made myself a small hook with a handle and the hook is thin enough to get between the seal and shaft so we will see what happens. I don't know how mechanically inclined the guy in the video was so I really can't judge how good the removal tool is, but for $30 bucks I will try my hook first.

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The trick with the tool is a decent amount of down pressure while you turn it in, which is also kind of a PIA when doing them in the car.
Tapping the removal tool with a hammer while turning it works ok, but here again in the car it's hard to get that much room above the tool.

That's why I just pop it out with a screwdriver and pull the new one in from the bottom with the VB out.
Trying to get around taking the VB out is more trouble than it's worth to me.
I have probably done 50 of them, and have a background in transmissions, so it's no big deal to me.
A drain for the pan and a reusable metal impregnated pan gasket makes the job a little less of a PIA also.