Hi guys,

I am a bit frustrated now. I have a fully rebuild Escort RS Turbo S2 gearbox , and both driveshaft oil seals are leaking a little bit. I allready changed them twice now. I made sure not to damage them when inserting the driveshafts. I also used a special tool to mount them to the correct depth. I don't know what's wrong. When i grab hold of the CV's when the car is off it's wheels, I noticed that the long shaft has a in/out movement of 3mm into the box. up/down of 1-2mm. The short shaft has 1-2mm in/out of the box. and 1-2mm up/down. When I move 1 shaft, the other sits still, so that should rule out the diff bearings? (which have also been replaced by the way). I used new snaprings on the driveshaft ends. Could there be wear on the splines of the shaft/diff? Would a new shaft or CV solve this?

Please help...it is driving me nuts.