Grey-hound wrote:
> "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
> news:lrWdnXkuvr9OagrZnZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
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>>Grey-hound wrote:
>>
>>>Greetings,
>>>Next month I am planning on replacing the rear main seal on my 96 Accord
>>>2.2 w/auto trans myself.. Are there any Honda peculiar tools I should buy
>>>that I will need to get the job done. What is involved after removing the
>>>transmission and torq conv? Any other parts I should replace while I'm
>>>doing the job? Any advice/tricks/tips would be appreciated.
>>>Greyhound
>>
>>before you go through that, potentially save yourself the brain damage and
>>swap to a decent engine oil that has good seal conditioners in it. castrol
>>gtx cleared up some dramatic leaks i was suffering while using motorcraft
>>oil.
>>
>>it took a couple of weeks, but leaking /did/ stop.
>
>
> Been using the Castrol High Mileage 10w-30 for an oil change plus 6 quarts
> that I ran through it. Just need the mechanical details that the shop manual
> left out.
> Planning it for my vacation next month and I want to make it as enjoyable as
> it can get.
> Please, Please, no more on oil-volumes have been written.
> Greyhound
>
>
ok - bad luck.

in that case, the only tool that springs to mind is a splitter for the
bottom ball joints. once those are separated, you can swing the drive
shafts out of the way ready to drop the whole engine/tranny unit. look
on tegger.com for examples.