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gearbox leak

Postby rhysmate » Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:02 +0000

anyone have know if theres a gasket/seal set i can get.. i appear to have a leak, the whole inside of the bell housing is wet and it smells alot like the gearbox oil so id say it the input shaft seal maybe??

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Re: gearbox leak

Postby Steve » Tue, 24 Apr 2012 3:08 +0000

def not the rear main seal?
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Re: gearbox leak

Postby rhysmate » Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:39 +0000

Steve wrote:def not the rear main seal?


of the engine block? no im not sure havent looked fully.. but it does have a strong smell of gearbox oil though.. and the block looked dry
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Re: gearbox leak

Postby sidewaysreilly » Wed, 25 Apr 2012 7:11 +0000

the 2 boxes i have look the same and its gear oil. New seal and gasket required. Was this not covered recently on a rebuild thread?????
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