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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tropos_net" data-source="post: 648708" data-attributes="member: 2595">it takes 1 whole days work to remove drive shaft, drop gbox and dismantle it completely. the flywheel oil seal is very straight forward where a new seal goes into the seal carrier just behind the flywheel. the gbox is more complex. the input shaft seal is straight forward that you pop the old one out to press new one. then the torque conv. shaft and seal will be inspected for wear and the worst thing happens when the shaft is worn badly (that would be a separate TC job). the ZF gbox pump orings are located inside the gbox so the whole gbox has to be dismantle into pieces  to remove the pump assy. then 4 large orings, 2 oil tubes and many minute washers shall be changed. minus the TC job (assuming its perfecto), it should be in the 2k region. with all the fixes, you will experience firmer gear shifts and less rpm drop when it shifts (apart from very dry engine and gbox of course)</blockquote>