An old technique to remove seals such as this, which have a lot of surface area on the outside (hard to remove) and also have that nice, wide steel flange area (visible seal side), is to drill small pilot holes (two or three) into the seal side, then thread in a sheet metal screw. Do not use a self-drilling/tapping (SRT) screw, use a regular sheet metal screw. Thread it in until it is engaged to the final diameter, then pry under the screw's head. This lets you apply significant force to a specific point. If you use two (or three) screws at different points, the seal will often come out easily. I would not advise using air to try to push the seal out, as that would be very hard to control. Using a fluid may work, and would be a lot safer than using air, but the "pry under screw head" method is my go-to procedure.
I d be interested to know how you removed the motor from the car. I’m not seeing the car lifted in the garage? Good job on the disassembly of the motor!
Awesome video series! I'm going to do the same with my Model S LDU. Looks like the seal has already been replaced with a non factory seal? Is there any wear on the rotor axle surface?
