Re: Transmission or Clutch?
Originally Posted by
aallman72
Yea I think you're right. The seal looks to be properly lubricated but you can see a gold pool to the left of the starter motor where oil has built up. And the E-bolt next to it seems to be getting cleaned from the flow of oil. I assume the crankshaft turns counter clockwise thus slinging all the oil upwards making it a bit more difficult to pinpoint the leak. My guess is the oil is coming from that bolt hole (or near it). I'll check to see if the bolt will tighten a bit. Is this a bad idea?
I'm also going to clean this area out to try to better see whats going on.
At this point a new cover and seal is about $50-$60 + cost of Special tool 9100 on eBay for $60 so I don't really see a reason not do it other than... inexperience.
Edit: Been looking for Loctite 5203 sealer and only found a few places and this stuff is
expensive. Can anyone suggest an alternative gasket/flange sealer? Or does it have to be 5203?
Loctite Blue RTV looks like a good candidate, maybe?
What would you do?
Does the seal and end cover come as an assembled unit?
That oil looks like it does come from the joint rather than the seal, if it was thrown from a rotating part would come of anywhere in the 360° of rotation. Trickling down it would create a path and sweep dust from its path. Is it possible that the oil is coming from higher up, where the seal is outside the higher bolt. Then running down the joint face and pooling in the crotch above the oily bolt and then flooding over the bolt head. There seems to be a dam under the bolt stopping the oil flowing straight down, I cannot make it out though as there is not a big enough picture.
Last edited by onehundred80; May 21, 2012 at 05:12 PM.