I am having the U-joints replaced in my daily driver 85 Chevy Caprice. Will having the drive shaft out make it much easier to get into the transmission pump seal, to replace the seal ? I was thinking of having the mech replace the leaky trans pump seal while he has the driveshaft out, but if he still has to pull the trans I suppose it would still be a couple extra hours of labor, right ?
Thanks

 

The driveshaft has to be removed to remove the transmission, and the transmission has to be removed to replace the front pump seal. So, in a sense, having them done together is the right thing to do. Whether it will cost you less vs. having them done separately - probably a moot point, since pulling the tranny is going to cost a lot more than just doing the u-joints.

You could also justify having the fluid and filter replaced, and replacing the trans mount at the same time using the same logic.

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