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Hey guys, I am in the process of replacing the throttle shaft seal in the trans and was wondering if you guys had to tap or hit the throttle shaft back into the trans to get to the seal. I have removed the screws that the shaft slides into inside the trans to free it up. But it seems pretty stiff sliding back into the car and I didn't want to go any further and force something that shouldn't be forced.

There is a retaining ring to prevent the shaft from going inside the case. That is a good thing because the shaft has a pin which fits into a groove on the throttle valve. That is shown on the second photo. Even if you could drive it inside, it would be next to impossible to pull shaft back into position and get the pin back in the groove without pulling the pan to verify.

You might be able to drill a small hole or two in the seal and using a sheet metal screw threaded into the hole, pull the seal out. Just be very careful not to scratch the sealing surface on the shaft. If that is not feasible then pulling the pan and removing the shaft and seal as the manual shows is the option.

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Thanks, that makes more sense now. I need to get better at reading some of those diagrams. I already have the pan off and the pin is free of the throttle valve. If I tap the shaft out will the retaining washer drive the seal out too? From the diagram it looks as if the washer is on the inside of the seal and not the out side?

THanks