[AT] OT - oil stop leak

[Stephen Offiler]

While we're throwing ideas around, if Mike can live without the car for
some period of time, he might find that his local vocational school might
take on the project.  Cost is typically parts, consumables, and usually
some kind of donation.

On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 3:19 PM James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com> wrote:

> There are one man shops who may do the job flat rate for a lower hourly
> amount. The one man makes more per hour and you pay less per hour without
> the overhead.
>
> 25 years ago I can remember changing out the slipping transaxle on an 84
> Cavalier convertible I had. I did the job in my driveway. I added and
> removed pieces of wood to shim the transaxle down to remove and up to
> install. It took all of a rainless  Saturday and part of Sunday. The whole
> job including the salvage yard transaxle cost less than $100.00.  Although
> my daily driver, one of the other cars in the drive was availble as a
> backup if I did not finish on time. You might need to do essentially the
> same to expose the rear of the crankshaft. You would still need to change
> the leaking rear crankshaft seal while the transaxle was off.
>
> A great looking car but made during GM's quality trough bottom.
>
>  [Mike M] Hi Cecil, the job is rated at 16 hours, and that's for a
> certified mechanic with a lift. I wouldn't even know where to start, I'm
> handy, but not that handy.
>
> [ Cecil Bearden] Have you looked at what is involved in replacing that
> seal? Usually  the engine and trans is in a "cradle" you raise the body off
> of it and  then separate the transmission from the engine. If you are
> physically  able to do it, it might not be that big of a job.... Cecil
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