How difficult is it to replace a M/T Pivot Shaft Oil Seal GC0117131A?

[burlmancer]

I posted earlier this year about a mysterious fluid leak, but I wasn't in a good spot to actually fix anything. It turns out that it was transmission fluid/gear oil from the base of the shift linkage/pivot shaft.

An OEM GC01-17-131A (https://parts.mazdausa.com/a/Mazda_...CHANGE-CONTROL-SYSTEM/AUCV03-1720A.html#17131) was inexpensive but I can't find any guidance on replacing this for a Mazda5. Meanwhile, similar repairs for e.g. the Mazdaspeed3's A601-17-131 look pretty involved, e.g.

• MS3 Google Drive Repair Guide (via r/mazdaspeed3 thread)
• PIVOT SHAFT SEAL HOW-TO GUIDE (IN DEPTH!) YouTube

Anybody here ever need to look at this for their Mazda5?

 

[billabob123]

I am not familiar with this repair, but I have a FSM downloaded. Is this the part you are replacing?

 

[burlmancer]

I posted earlier this year about a mysterious fluid leak, but I wasn't in a good spot to actually fix anything. It turns out that it was transmission fluid/gear oil from the base of the shift linkage/pivot shaft.

An OEM GC01-17-131A (https://parts.mazdausa.com/a/Mazda_...CHANGE-CONTROL-SYSTEM/AUCV03-1720A.html#17131) was inexpensive but I can't find any guidance on replacing this for a Mazda5. Meanwhile, similar repairs for e.g. the Mazdaspeed3's A601-17-131 look pretty involved, e.g.

• MS3 Google Drive Repair Guide (via r/mazdaspeed3 thread)
• PIVOT SHAFT SEAL HOW-TO GUIDE (IN DEPTH!) YouTube

Anybody here ever need to look at this for their Mazda5?

Thanks for the reply. No, this isn't it. It's actually on the top of the transmission where the linkages meet the select shift or... pivot shaft, as I've seen it referred to. I'm in the middle of trying to repair this yet this afternoon, but after disconnecting the pivot joints, I can lift the pivot shaft a few centimeters, and it stops. This might be a lot more involved than I had hoped...

Attached an image crudely annotated in red. The arrow is the part I'm trying to replace.