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Old 07-01-2008, 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Diesel911 View Post
I am not knocking the Rope seal. On my old truck I was able to change the rope seal by removing the pan and Rear Main Bearing cap. My point was that changing the rope seal was easier than changing the lip seal on the Volvo and haveing to pull the Transmission, Clutch and Flywheel.
In that case i would agree it may have been smart thinking on mercedes part, if your doing incar overhauls that would allow you to keep everything inside (engine and tranny)
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