1G AWD Output shaft is loose

[CompuBob_TSi]

The ball bearing thats located under the viscous coupler that holds the output shaft from sliding back and forth in my transmission was missing, I think whoever had this tranny apart before forgot to put it back in.
anyways it slid over about a half of an inch so the output shaft seal was no longer in contact with the seal surface of the shaft, so all my trans fluid leaked out.
I put in a new Ball Bearing to hold it in place and thats fine now. I did some searching on here and found many people with this problem, but no one reported if it messed up the shaft seal or not. so I am just wondering if anyone has successfully fixed this problem and not had any issues with the seal.

 

[iwannagofast89]

i dont think it would mess up the seal unless the shaft leaned one the seal for a long period of time....i sure those seals cant be very much from a parts store so if you feel unsecure about it you can replace them for farlly

 

[CompuBob_TSi]

Well, I just finished it up, filled up the fluid and went for a drive, no leaks!