Installing Cometic Shift Shaft Seal 9259

[04rkryder]

Replacing a weeping shift shaft seal with a Cometic 9259. Not sure which side is oil side(A or B). The A side does have a spring but the B side also has something metal in it.
Getting too old to be sitting on the garage floor tearing into the primary again. Any help. [attach=0]

[rigidthumper]

A is oil side- you should see the B side when installed. I wrap the splines of the shaft with heat shrink when installing so they dont hurt the seal.

[Buglet]

     Shipping tape works just as well and it's nice and thin.

[04rkryder]

Thanks Rigidthumper, Buglet

Was thinking the A side was the oil side, I checked the IPB seal 12052A and it is labeled oil side and that is the side with the spring. I have a piece of shrink wrap for the splines.

[Dan89flstc]

Getting too old to be sitting on the garage floor tearing into the primary again. Any help.

Get a table lift, crawling around on the floor working on a motorcycle will kill your knees...

[Hossamania]

Getting too old to be sitting on the garage floor tearing into the primary again. Any help.

Get a table lift, crawling around on the floor working on a motorcycle will kill your knees...

And your motivation .