Yanking the seals from the front and rear bearing retaining cups turned out to be a pain. I'm not sure when the last time they were ever replaced, so there was a good amount of grime and time holding them in. One trick I heard about was to use a self-tapping screw to get an anchor point for vice-grip pliers. Like so:
It worked for some of the seals, but not all. The more stubborn ones required a screwdriver and hammer. I tweaked them substantially to get them to break lose of the bearing cup.
Here's what's left of the mini-seal for the shift level rods.
This one is in process. I cut through the seal and then worked at getting it to pull away from the cup edges. Then the self-tapping screw did the rest.
What's left.
I hadn't removed the speedometer gear, so now it's off.
Ready for cleaning.
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