rear gearbox seal

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garth
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:22 pm

As the title I was just wondering if this is a difficult or just fiddely job to do. As mine had the sense to fail 2day just as i had got the car back together!!

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Brianmoooore
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:17 pm

Sure it's the rear seal?
Gearbox selector shaft seal is a common leak, and the oil from this runs down to the top of the output shaft seal, around the sides and does a fairly good impression of a leak from here.
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Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:21 pm

yer pretty sure it is the rear seal as it failed quite well and dumped alot of oil along with alot in an nice line around the transmission tunnel!
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