Lay shaft and gearbox seal.

[lazybean]

Ok so I have replaced my drive shafts and in the process thought I might as well replace the drive shaft seals. So this requires removing the lay shaft on the passenger side. I have removed the lay shaft and fitted the new seal. But now when I refit the lay shaft there is approx 20mm of shiny metal extruding from the box. I'm sure the lay shaft hasn't moved relative to the bracket so I can't figure out why this shiny section is now exposed. Can anybody fire some ideas at me?

 

[lazybean]

 

[WEESLOTH]

If the seals in the same place as the old one,has the shaft gone fully in as the circlip my be holding it out slightly, i did my clutch not to long back and one of the drive shafts was tight going in and needed a little nudge with a drift because of the circlip

 

[b16 mini]

It's the intermediate shaft, could be the metal ring moved exposing more shiny bit, or more than likely just needs a wiggle and a shove in to seat the snap ring/circlip

Edit, your metal dust cover ring is missing from the shaft...

 

[lazybean]

It's impossible for the shaft to fit in further because then the bracket won't bolt up. Is it this dust cover that I'm missing?

 

[lazybean]

Omg I'm going to have to buy an entire new shaft just because of that dust cover. Would it be stupid to run without it?

 

[rs250nut]

Cant you buy the cover, I brought most of the stuff to rebuild my intermidiate shaft.

 

[lazybean]

well I looked on lings and its like the only part you cant buy separately unless somebody has one knocking about?