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Hi Everyone! It's early on in this project to replace the rear crankshaft oil seal on my 2003 2.5CRD Grand Voyager, and I already need some advice.... The first part of this task is to remove the manual transaxle. Taking out the battery, battery tray, disconnecting the battery temperature sensor, removing the coolant bottle bracket - easy peasy! The next part was to pop off the connectors at the ends of the two gear cables - straightforward with a large flat head screwdriver. Removing the clips from the gear change cable sleeves was a little more tricky. It was a bit of a reach, but not too bad with the aid of a pair of mole grips, some WD40 and a long flathead screw driver. The next step says to 'Remove three (3) right engine mount bracket-to-transaxle bolts'..... I'm not entirely sure which bolts they mean. I've highlighted the ones I think they mean on the attached diagram and photo. Are these the right ones? If so, I can just about get an 18mm socket on the front 2, but couldn't really get a good enough purchase on them to loosen them before I gave up for the night. I couldn't even get a socket on the rear-most bolt... I've highlighted the front 2 bolts in the photo and put dots where the rear most bolt sits - through the hole in the bracket. Are they the right bolts, and do I really have to remove the bracket? Would the gearbox drop okay if I left the bracket on? As ever, all advice gratefully received. Argee

Good afternoon, I have a 08 Voyager exec 2.4 petrol converted to LPG about 6 months ago It's fantastic. BUT, 3 weeks ago this happened. When I fully depress my clutch pedal, there is a really bad grinding noise and a vibration like trying to force the car into gear. (This is without moving the gear leverout of neutral.) I was advised to have the clutch replaced, which I did, but the fault is still there. I was also told that as the clutch is a complete sealed unit, it wasn't a problem with fluid levels. I have noticed that if I press the clutch 3/4 down then there is no noise and it goes into gear perfectly. Thereis no loss of power or indication of the clutch slipping. Any ideas out there??? Thanks

Hi, has anyone here attempted a clutch and rear crank seal replacement? looks like the seal has gone as seem to have oil dripping from to engine to trans plate. Seen several three seal packs on EBay e.g. (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHRYSLER-VOYAGER-2-5-CRD-REAR-CRANKSHAFT-OIL-SEAL-KIT-GASKET-CHEROKEE-/320924245926?hash=item4ab8935fa6:m:mgNeumIfoyntl2yJE7PcM4w) manual says you need a tool (VM1050) is it really needed? realise its half shafts out and drop the transaxle, the clutch isn't really the part that is the bother, more interested in the rear crank seal fitting. Any advice? TIA