Front OIl Seal Leak
 

Has anyone done a re & re on the front oil seal and have any tips to pass along. The manual talks about all kinds of special jigs for seating the new seal and I wonder if that is really required. It looks like an easy job once the rad is removed. Is the dampner hard to get off. The car is a 1984 300D turbo.
John

I need to do the same project on my 79 240D. I could use the same tips. :eek: :D

Thanks in advance.

Pretty straight forward and no you do not need the special tools if you take your time with it. The hardest part will be removing/torqueing the crank pully bolt. You should be able to do this job with just the radiator removed.