how do you guys take the shifter selector rod seal out?

[scobaru]

this was taken from the http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/tech...t_Bushings.htm
DIY

the trans is in the car still, I dropped it a little bit from the rear bolts and can't get that seal out I have really tiny pick tools and they can't seem to get it out... I have some decent amount of space under the car but any advice?

[330SMG]

this was taken from the http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/tech...t_Bushings.htm
DIY

the trans is in the car still, I dropped it a little bit from the rear bolts and can't get that seal out I have really tiny pick tools and they can't seem to get it out... I have some decent amount of space under the car but any advice?

You gotta get a little rough, I actually used a little flathead screw driver with the head cocked 90 degrees.. You catch from under the rubber and just pull, you und up bencing the race around the rubber and then it should just pop out. Usually the spring comes out first . Hope this helps.

[scobaru]

sweet thanks... looks like I'll have to bend a screw driver

[mops]

yeah, basically you need to use seal remover/puuler tool, which is basically a small, sharp, thin bent hook that you basically stick through the rubber (wrecking the seal) and oulling that metal ring out.

[bala_eos]

That seal is rubber on metal. The usual seal picks didn't work for me. A small flat blade screwdriver (from an electrical tool kit) did the trick.