# Output shaft seal problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/output-shaft-seal-problem/170280>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercury, sable\
**Created:** [September 22, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/output-shaft-seal-problem/170280 "2020-09-22T19:29:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SpudMuffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@SpudMuffin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SpudMuffin)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/output-shaft-seal-problem/170280/1 "2020-09-22T19:29:55Z")

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Changing the CV shaft & intermediate shaft combo out of my 2008 sable. Could see that the seal was leaking. Bought a seal remover from Harbor Freight. There is a thin piece of tranny that the seal seats up against. In trying to get the seal out I have bent that metal backing. I had inadvertently grabbed that instead of the seal and ended up snapping the tool in the process. I am thinking that that isn’t where the “seal” is made? Instead, it is more important to keep the outer “circle” free from scratches. So I am thinking of taking a rod and tapping that bent piece back where it will not interfere with the seal seating… Does that sound ok?

Also, I have not gotten the seal out yet and am really not sure how to get it out… It is definitely no easy to get to.

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/output-shaft-seal-problem/170280/2 "2020-09-22T19:53:27Z")

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can you post a pic?